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demonstrators

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

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distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies

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metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge

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ten minutes

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making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

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ha ha ha (laughter)

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method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

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sour; acid

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to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

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smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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door; gate; opening; title page

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banknote; bill; note; paper money

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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sound of the wind; voice of the wind

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beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future

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incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

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military uniform

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armor; armour

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

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Nabeshima

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han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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monster cat; cat with magical powers

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riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

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cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar

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cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

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cannot be helped; unavoidable

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shriek; scream

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dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

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present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

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Japan

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to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

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people

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blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

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successive generations; successive emperors

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prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier

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