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Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

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early-Meiji administrative unit for Hokkaido (1869-1882)

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Yoshimasu

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Ryouko

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to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

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unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

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Yamakawa Sutematsu

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young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic

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Tsuda Umeko (1864.12.31-1929.8.16)

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to moan; to groan

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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)

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completion of one's work

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woman; womankind

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exemplar; model; example; pattern

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(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts

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bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot

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long-sleeved kimono

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

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harbour

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beautiful; gorgeous

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express messenger; postman; mailman; courier

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ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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Pacific Ocean

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steamship; steamboat; steamer

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company; corporation; workplace

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(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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500; five hundred; many

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large boat

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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to learn by hearsay

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New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world

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stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)

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to build; to construct

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Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)

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girls' school

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civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)

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Imjin War (1592-1597)

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serious; not joking; straight

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shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

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token; a trifle

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ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

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journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

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third day of the month; three days

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post horse

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