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leader of a delegation (body, party)

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diplomat

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percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

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bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump

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financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front

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constitution; rules; regulation

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congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

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Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution

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Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire

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unequal treaty

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national policy

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enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)

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private ownership; private property

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cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

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property rights; the right to own property

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capitalism

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mint bureau; mint

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telegraph

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mail system; postal service; postal system; post

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abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871)

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land and sea; army and navy

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conscription

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uniform; even; across-the-board; equal

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to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

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state affairs; secrets

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public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism

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to decide; to determine

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written oath

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official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter

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notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard

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official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace

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no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

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remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)

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the five Confucian filial-piety relationships

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observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance

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conspirators; faction; cabal; clique

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direct petition

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fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes

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heresy; dangerous religion; (arch.) Christianity

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strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

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international laws

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performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation

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escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

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item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

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singing; songs

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instructive

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juvenile literature

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Nerima

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horseback

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year-end gift; end of the year; year end

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