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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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Tokyo

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Yokohama (city)

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large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

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Tokyo and Yokohama

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gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people

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temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

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stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station

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station

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history; pedigree; lineage

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history; career

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rushing around; running wild

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laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical

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each; every; all

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in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

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beggar; begging

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to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

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moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)

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crawling on the ground; shuffling on one's knees; cripple

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plaster; patch; ointment; liniment

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counter for doses of medicine, etc.

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dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes

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plaintive; piteous; doleful

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual

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tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted

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public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate

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hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia

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we; us

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help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

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thus; in this way

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number; amount

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to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

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maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl

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medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State

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Tatebayashi

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chopsticks

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woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

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to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially

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satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy

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counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging

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Koushuukaidou

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intimacy; friendship; familiarity

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Hachiōji (city)

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longer type of wakizashi (short sword); gambler

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Aihara

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suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)

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ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

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