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the lower classes; the common people

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ramen; Chinese-style noodles

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captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

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ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

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samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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to give; to do (something) for

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leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

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party; banquet; feast

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to leave behind

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onlooker; bystander

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chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

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to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

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to get help; to enlist aid

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skillful words; deceitful words; glibness

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Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate

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statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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to order; to command; to appoint

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to keep watch; to stand guard

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television; TV

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analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse

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to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out

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original; novel; new

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long-running (TV, radio) program

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planning; plan; project; arrangements

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too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

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fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound

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chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)

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shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander

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removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation

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behavioral pattern

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generation

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behavioral pattern

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Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

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armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee

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modern person; people of today

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root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)

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brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

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couch potato; television addict

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sofa; couch; lounge chair

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potato chips; potato crisps

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activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex

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different dimension

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reality show

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to leave

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face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

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vice; immorality; corruption

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therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

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to be enchanted; to be charmed

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