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Statue of Liberty

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bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

1

weird; odd; bizarre; curious

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wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

3

set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line

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the whole nation; everyone in the country

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multiracial nation; multiethnic country

1

large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

1

all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

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birth certificate

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United States of America; USA; United States Army

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cash payment; paying in cash

1

creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

1

worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob

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United States of America

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motto

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currency

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American Civil War (1861-1865)

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pious; devout

1

layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity

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dollar bill

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capitalism

1

imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry

1

federation; federal state; United States of America

1

recitation; reciting from memory

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

1

hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone

2

gold coin

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manly; brave; heroic

1

dollar; money; cash

4

Saint-Gaudens

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double eagle; albatross

2

to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers

1

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

1

New Deal (series of domestic policies enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s)

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economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

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government; administration; ministry

4

large-scale

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seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture

2

raw metal; unprocessed metal; base metal (for plating); (one's) true character; (one's) true colors

2

possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping

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storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)

1

presidential decree; executive order

1

falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy

1

report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing

1

(penalty of) imprisonment

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to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)

1

careful reading; close reading; intensive reading

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place of work

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(deeply held) resentment

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