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Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)

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aggressor; invader

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chief; main; principal; major

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wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands

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to face the situation

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economic activity

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important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials

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quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

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tax yields; revenue

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mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm

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dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment

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to begin; to set about; to start

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large enterprise; big business; large undertaking

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to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

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migration; immigration

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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impossible to do (although wants to)

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frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health

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prime of one's working life

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ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants

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one-by-one; individual

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revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

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to care for someone; to look after someone

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(starting) from nothing; from scratch

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to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

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human; humane

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to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

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sincere; earnest; serious

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to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt

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(the thing) itself

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your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

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custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

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troubled face; worried expression

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1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness

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immediate follower (of the shogun)

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to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

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each other; one another

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to pinch; to nip

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to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

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guidance; leadership; leading the way

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being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

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large-scale

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silver nugget; silver ingot; silver bullion

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hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)

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comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

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assassin; to assassinate

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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