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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1

sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel

9

Hiradokou

2

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

3

marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo

23

settlement; an agreement

1

contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation

5

established practice; custom

1

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)

3

groundwork; solidifying the fundamentals; training of the basics

1

wavelike; in waves; undulation

1

to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse

4

to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

1

intimacy; affection; familiarity

2

then; if so; if

1

to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

1

Shimabara

39

Shimabara Peninsula

7

start; beginning; first step; clue

1

Arima

57

Arima Yoshinao (1521-1577)

5

Yoshisada

6

(one's parents') home

4

battle array; battle formation; battlefield

1

in-law; relative by marriage

3

going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign

6

to animate; to liven up; to cheer up

3

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

6

only daughter

1

girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

3

proud; haughty; arrogant

1

population of a fief

8

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1

Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person

26

Shinsuke

3

sake barrel; sake cask

1

fresh fish

2

wild boar; wild pig

2

one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

2

sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

2

present (brought by a visitor); gift

1

Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine

1

another seat; different seat; special seat; another room; separate room

1

after; later

1

residence; housing; residential building

3

request; entreaty

1

to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

3

opening (of uncultivated land)

1