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Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)

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three years

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August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days

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imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress

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to; towards; for

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to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

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group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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to disperse; to take a castle

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9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar

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raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

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ronin; lordless samurai

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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feudal lord; daimyo

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Matsudaira Katamori (1835-1893)

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady

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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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to chase away; to drive away; to drive out

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work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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be; is

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feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly

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happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations

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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)

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Katamori

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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this occasion; at this time; now

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efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

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splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

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then; well; so; be; is

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after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

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certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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adds force or indicates command

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aha!; yes sir

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Mr (junior); master; boy

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bureau director; office chief

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construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy

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