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of late; lately; this part; this point; here

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

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difficult to translate; untranslatable

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friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

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thirty; 30

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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to take out; to drag out

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to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

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to be found

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart

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to smash; to break

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Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)

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founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

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Kanagawa (prefecture)

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Yokohama (city)

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treaty of peace and amity; peace treaty

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treaty; pact; convention; agreement

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on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

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decision; agreement

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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amity; friendship

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treaty of commerce

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to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

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cormorant fisherman

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trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

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snell (fishing); leader; trace; cast

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consul general

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Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

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worn-out rice land

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Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)

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negotiations; discussions; connection

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exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

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to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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Imperial Court

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arbitration; conciliation; mediation

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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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pressing; urging; demanding; demand

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(Edo-period) chief minister

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Ii Naosuke (1815-1860.3.24)

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to correct oneself; to restate

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to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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19; nineteen

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Russia

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England

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France

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

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