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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

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Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

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ago; since; before; previous

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name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

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even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

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fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

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Peru

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India

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(naval) fleet; armada

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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three years

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black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

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arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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in those days

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Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri

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half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

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pointing out; identification

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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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there is nothing

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

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one month

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while; during (the time when)

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tone (of voice); manner of talking

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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

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to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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flute; fife; pipe; whistle

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

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you; dear; honey

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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

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to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

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pride; boast

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seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

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just the other day; quite recently

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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correction; revision; amendment

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relief; peace of mind

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to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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