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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

2

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

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circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

2

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

1

person concerned; interested party; related party

1

one way or the other; either way

1

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

1

but; however; provided that

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

3

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

1

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

2

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

2

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

3

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

1

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

5

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

2

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

4

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

1

farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case

3

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

6

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

17

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

1

what sort; what kind

1

one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path

1

should; must; -able; probably; likely

2

to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)

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Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)

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loyalty to the emperor

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party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

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one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

2

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

1

like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

6

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

2

the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

3

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

various fiefdoms; various domains

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imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

2

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

1

and then; after that

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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