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Japanese person

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

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Meiji Restoration (1868)

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Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities

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deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)

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Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)

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Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)

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independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

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state; country; nation

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to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

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death in battle

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lecture

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)

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Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)

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experiment

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(courteous) invitation; call

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

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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exactly opposite (of)

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Russia

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

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sadness and gloom

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political

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secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky

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thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

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international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

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historic; historical; traditional

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unprecedented; unique; unparalleled

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

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unbroken; endless; continuous

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oh; ah; I'll be darned

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urban legend

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tradition; legend; folklore

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

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detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

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passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

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structural

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attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

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to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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even now; still; as yet

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periodic; regular; routine

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