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survival; survivor; relic

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

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to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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I; me

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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report

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to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

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Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities

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participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

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Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)

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to lose one's life

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execution

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similarly; same (idea); same (name)

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capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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counter for birds, rabbits, etc.

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Fushimi

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

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one year and a half

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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end; close

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(naval) fleet; armada

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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war situation; progress of a battle

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

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to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

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be; is

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to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)

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duty; role; function

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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defeat; lost battle; defeated army

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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muddy water; red-light district

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