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| bureaucracy | system of many government officials who carry out government rules and regulations |
| commercial | used for trade or other business |
| tribute | payment from conquered peoples or to a more powerful country |
| Shinto | Japanese religion based on the worship of spirits |
| restore | to return to a former condition |
| Meiji Restoration | in Japan, the reign of emperor Meiji from 1868 to 1912, which was marked by industrialization and modernization |
| sphere of influence | area of a country where a single foreign power has been granted exclusive trading rights |
| human rights | basic freedoms such as freedom of speech and religion |
| shogun | military leader who ruled Japan in early times |
| samurai | powerful land-owning warrior in Japan |
