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the Inquisition

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government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official

12

premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated

1

shady; underhanded; questionable

1

lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

1

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

1

holy war; crusade

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to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess

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(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)

1

pagan; heretic; heathen

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slaughter; massacre

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witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)

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torturing to death; tormenting to death

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

mild

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

5

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

1

intimate; close

1

layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity

2

formation; combination

1

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

2

still; as yet; as of old

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to learn something through hearing

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now is the time

1

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

1

secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang

1

group; body; party; company; troupe; gang

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

1

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

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battle; fight; combat

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thousand; 1,000

5

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

5

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

1

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

1

year of a person's birth; age

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era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)

1

twenty; 20

5

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

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to not believe one's ears

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

3

they; them

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furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious

1

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

blood vessel; blood relationship

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to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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