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tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

1

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

1

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

2

cheer; shout of joy

1

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

1

rice field

4

it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

1

to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do

1

suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

1

to degenerate; to lapse into

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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT

2

moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise

5

climax; turning point

1

to fear; to be afraid of

2

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

1

trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

2

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

3

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

1

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

3

regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

1

moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence

1

Tokyo

11

government; administration

4

function; facility; faculty; feature

4

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

2

project

1

to be well-known

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

to grow restive; to begin to act violently

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

Japan

1

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

1

advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation

2

administration; governance; the authorities; authority

1

as; because; with; due to

1

each; every; all

1

ministries and government offices; the authorities

1

one's new address

1

Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)

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Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)

1

district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)

1

period of transition (e.g. from old to new system)

1

two weeks; fortnight

9

almost; roughly; approximately

2

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

2

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

1

firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

1