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excess of imports

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to keep balance

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one's own country

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currency

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discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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mass production

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besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

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to make a dent in one's purse; to have to pay out of one's own pocket

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opium

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colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)

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India

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production; manufacture

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aggressive war

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the first ...; primary

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the second ...

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Arrow War (the second Opium War; 1856-1860)

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religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

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narcotic; drug; dope

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fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

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way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

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Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

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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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Netherlands; Holland

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using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

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each nation; many nations; many countries

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theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

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history book

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to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

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example; illustration; precedent

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discovery; detection; finding

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subject; theme

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stimulating; exciting; provocative

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to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

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with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

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merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

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thanks; gratitude

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respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

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that; the matter in question

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to complain; to make a complaint

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even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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forcibly; against one's will

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making a killing; making easy money; robbery

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation

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