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sharp tongue; eloquence

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

1

menial; meanness; servility; abject

1

Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe

2

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

2

imitation; copying

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

2

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

5

drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts

1

to make light of; to hold lightly; to overwhelm (e.g. opponent)

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

2

absorbing power

1

digestive capacity; digestive power; digestive strength

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

2

to get on; to climb on

1

to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

2

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

5

going to the United States

2

farewell; send-off

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

1

federation; federal state; United States of America

1

founding of a nation

1

strategy; tactics

4

touch; contact

1

arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship

1

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance

3

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

2

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

2

disturbance; riot; mayhem

1

diastole

1

second half; latter half

1

industrial production

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

belatedly; tardily

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

1

tactician; strategist

3

worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

1

level; standard; water level

1

service in the first reserve

1

colonel; (navy) captain

9

which; what (way)

12

newspaper-seller; newsboy; newspaper vendor

2

bell; bel; B

6

fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days

1

anchorage; anchoring; mooring

2

battleship

18

cause unknown

1