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appointive power

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selecting a suitable person; personnel selection

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home area; home town; local

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sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart

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aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

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notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

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to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

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clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave

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termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)

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layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity

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(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

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messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things

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to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)

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religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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(written) petition

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

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political measures; policy

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cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable

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short (of a person)

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comedy

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actor; actress; player; performer

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Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ

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national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

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school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)

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allegory; fable; parable

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tip of the iceberg

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shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone

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leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots

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to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

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Italian Peninsula

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Catholic Church

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proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative

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one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword

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decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment

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unconditional

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worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity

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the king and his feudal lords

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England

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state religion; official religion; established religion

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masterful performance; virtuosity

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100 percent

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different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

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profound mystery

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special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

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to relearn; to brush up

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risk

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to apply; to adapt

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