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to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

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Western book

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physical science; natural science; physics; lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy); (arch.) philosophy

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machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

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surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)

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whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

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making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

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wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)

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article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

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owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

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(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

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to drift (to); to be washed ashore

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Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

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Takashima Shuuhan (1798-1866)

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to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

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Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)

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Sakuma Shouzan (1811-1864)

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denudation

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seat of honor; seat of honour

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

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to be amused or interested in

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during imprisonment; while in jail

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many years

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Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush

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hair (on the head)

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vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild

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mustache and beard

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

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olden days; former

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rivers and mountains; landscape

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Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe

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Yorimitsu

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arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship

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incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar

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common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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lately; recently; nowadays

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drifting; drift; being adrift

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novel; original; new

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scholar

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then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

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branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

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to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

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Watanabe

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red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans

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carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

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to exterminate; to eliminate; to eradicate; to suppress

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to rest one's chin in one's hands

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