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ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

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to strengthen; to fortify; to secure

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technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

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person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance); person singing ballads (in noh); coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore; (arch.) the country; (arch.) countryside

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end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot

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probability; likelihood; chances

2

miracle; wonder; marvel

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madness; craziness; insanity

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person who has committed suicide

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gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

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Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

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finishing blow; coup de grâce

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tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

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rise; swell; elevation; upsurge

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a certain ...

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scholar of Western sciences (by means of the Dutch language; during the Edo period); rangaku scholar

2

ship's name

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famous; well-known; renowned; your name

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sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

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Watanabekazan

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream

1

the shogunate (administration)

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jail; gaol; prison

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yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal

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founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

3

to begin to walk; to set out

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consists of; comprises; is made up of

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coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting

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opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade

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

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leader; trace; cast; snell

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relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality

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to love

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border (between countries); national border

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outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...

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universe; cosmos; space

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Creator

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in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

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let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

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repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

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regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

2

being baptized; undergoing baptism

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to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

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fiction

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to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance

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conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore

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perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments

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bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

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accepting a bribe

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