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Encke

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The Nonpareil Kitchen (nickname for Osaka); The Kitchen of the Nation

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Eikichi

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Heikurou

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Yamatoya

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Ogata Kouan (1810.8.13-1863.7.25)

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waxing and waning; phases of moon

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sextant

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Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age)

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Youdou

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halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

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lickety-split; quickly

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Inari Shrine

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judo; jujutsu

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each clan

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high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)

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marsh land; swamp

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Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)

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Shigetarou

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Iemitsu

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to be; to exist

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feigned; pretending (not to know)

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losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard

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pistol; handgun

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partition; distinction

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Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge

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reason; pretext; motive

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commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader

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nautical mile

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opinion in writing; written opinion; argument

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China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty

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steamship; steamboat; steamer

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Morioka (city in Iwate)

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ocean; open sea

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

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sorry; excuse me; thank you

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throng; gathering of people

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Tottori (city, prefecture)

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extravagant; absurd

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thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully

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waiting upon (someone)

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Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)

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armor and helmet (armour)

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occasional; infrequent; rare

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what date?; what's the date?; when?

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Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea

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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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leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

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to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)

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(Satsuma) to be

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