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won't you

1

to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise

1

oppression; suppression; pressure

2

Saemonnojou

1

petition; memorial

10

house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)

2

change of post

1

change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

1

leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

2

Putyatin

2

Western book

1

crouched burial

1

policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

3

nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton

3

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

9

The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (July 29, 1858); Japan-US Friendship and Trade Treaty

1

signature; signing; sealing

7

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

8

disobeying the emperor's order

6

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

8

the emperor's pleasure

7

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

4

very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous

1

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

2

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

3

high-quality Japanese paper

3

reporting to the Emperor

1

what sort; what kind

6

for example; for instance; e.g.

4

feelings; thoughts; meaning

4

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

11

letter; note; epistle; correspondence

1

any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever

4

Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami

1

descendant; posterity; offspring

3

tomorrow morning

1

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

to answer; to reply

5

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome

4

this time; now

3

intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account

2

originally

12

dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal

1

Naosuke

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