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

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article; news story; report; account

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reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation

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vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition

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winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)

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continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last

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internal disunity; internal division; internal rift

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though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

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military force; force of arms; strength of an army

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real; actual; true

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charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

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to backfire; to have a harmful result

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moderate line; middle-of-the-road line (in politics)

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with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper

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reporting, contacting, and consultation

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to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

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settlement; permanent residency

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to throw away

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in name only; titular; nominal

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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very loud voice

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in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

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group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)

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order of chivalry; chivalric order

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to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in

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stranger; tramp; wanderer

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appearance; air; mien; getup

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solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause

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drawing a sword; drawn sword

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praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

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to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol

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ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

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congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

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whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence

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incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

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great delight; great satisfaction; rapture

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next term; next period; next version; next release

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name of a country

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empire; Empire of Japan

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change of name or title; change of era

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since then

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continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption

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one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns

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to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

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presenting (to)

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friendship

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(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection

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national law

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