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filial child

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loyal retainer; loyal subject

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present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief

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broad street; main street; avenue; boulevard

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Shouhei

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sixty; 60

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more than ... years; -odd years

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the four social classes (of Edo-period Japan; samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants)

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happiness; contentment

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to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

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barrier; gate

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congratulation; celebration

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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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opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade

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commerce; trade

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revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians

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shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish

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tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary

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world reformation

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niece

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(not) altogether; (not) wholly

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this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

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to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner); to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give someone the brown-eye

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27th day of the month; 27 days

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tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)

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arson; setting fire

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treasure house; treasury

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to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

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4th day of the month; four days

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wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

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dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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to come to a settlement

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before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

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control; management; supervision

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28th day of the month; 28 days

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chief retainer; daimyo's minister

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Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)

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Uriwari

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in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

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old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

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ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

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regent to the shogunate

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

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last month

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7th day of the month; seven days

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