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laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

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Mimi

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Museum of History and Folklore

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one's mind; one's heart; one's intention

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amity; friendship

1

anguish; mortification

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annotation; commentary; explanatory note

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Shoujirou

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Hanpeita

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middle-aged man; uncle

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participation in government

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Ii Naosuke (1815-1860.3.24)

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(amount of a samurai's) stipend

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to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak

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treaty of commerce

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domain administration (Edo period); clan administration

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please (do for me)

3

to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)

2

movie; film

3

high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)

2

marsh land; swamp

3

plenty; many; a lot

2

North-Star

3

noncommissioned officer

2

neat; trim; tidy; pretty

1

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

1

make; workmanship; preparation

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maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter

2

way; destination; reason

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polish (jewels); cultivation

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worn-out rice land

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write jointly; collection of autographs

1

opinion in writing; written opinion; argument

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repeatedly; several times; many times

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Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)

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loyalty to the emperor

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

existential threat; life-or-death crisis

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flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

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(Edo-period) chief minister

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expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan

10

manager; steward; factotum; useful person

1

to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)

1

way of the sword; swordsmanship

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just; fair; proper; reasonable

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slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold

1

splendid horse; promoted bishop

44

two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple

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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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party-internal; within the party

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