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clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian

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here; with this

3

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

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posterity; future life; life to come

1

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

7

Edo period (1603-1868)

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crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

1

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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oppression; suppression; pressure

2

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

detailed; minute

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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jail; gaol; jailhouse

3

child

3

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

2

to die

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

2

persecution; oppression

1

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

8

torture

1

great war; great battle; world war

1

air-raid

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

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to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

3

(religious) faith; belief; creed

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

5

careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

road; highway

2

right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

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kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

3

to walk

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counter for people

2

death in jail; death in prison

1

former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)

2

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

3

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

3

to escape; to run away

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educational institution; school; academy; campus

8

combination; union; incorporation; congruence

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to be bewildered; to be perplexed

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although I say; although one might say; although called

4

evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting

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tiredness; fatigue

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reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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