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the shogunate

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administration; government; administrator; consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)

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pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)

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(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)

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representative

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title; name; degree

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regency; regent

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help; assistance; service

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Executive Office of the President (USA, etc.)

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election

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the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period

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great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

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Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West

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major powers of the world; great powers

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to resist; to defy

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overthrow of the shogunate

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daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

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merger; (presenting a) united front

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restoration of imperial rule

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modern history

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elective subject or course

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Ikaruga

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Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i

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nine; 9

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political system

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occupation policy

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honorary position

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security treaty (esp. US-Japan Security Treaty)

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boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

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constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy

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power; influence

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time of emergency; (in an) emergency

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broad interpretation

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real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

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return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering

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real power

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all the more; still more

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absolute monarchy

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statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

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human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

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to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

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plan; measure; means; scheme; policy

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hard-liners; diehards; hawks

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supreme command authority (of the emperor)

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decorations; offerings; mere window dressing

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something new (of poor quality)

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special case; exception

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to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize

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cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry

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ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

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