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duty; function; office; mission; task

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black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

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visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation

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coastal defense; coastal defence

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foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person

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to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

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landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land

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entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

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triptych

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moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

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moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

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ancient soldier's hat; common soldier; rank and file (of a political party)

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battle surcoat

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hat; cap

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Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

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Keio Private (University)

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sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king

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two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple

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to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

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(naval) sailor

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bag of rice

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to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

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sitting in a circle

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sitting in a circle

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Japanese cooking

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small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

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big; large; great

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

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sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

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foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)

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Western style residences built mostly for early foreign settlers during the end of the Shogunate and the Meiji era

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food and drink; eating and drinking

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walk; promenade

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humor; humour; wit

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dubious; puzzled; suspicious

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expression; confession

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figured carpet

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to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

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front; frontage; facade; main

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glass; pane

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foreign country

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central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses

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counter for (small) boats

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merchant ship

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light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light

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to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table

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four people

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occasionally; now and then; sometimes

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women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono

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