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good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal

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Ernest Mason Satow

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Water Dog (59th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1922, 1982, 2042)

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Wyoming

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mailing; posting

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poppy seed; pinhead-like; small as ants

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sextant

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unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill

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welcome (in shops, etc.)

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cunning man; crook

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connection; link (on a web page)

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each clan

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marsh land; swamp

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(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)

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Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)

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fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test

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plenty; many; a lot

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agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance

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Shigetarou

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to arrest; to apprehend

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

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Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)

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Kyoto

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Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)

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superior (major) arc

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division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification

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two copies

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long-cherished dream

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repeatedly; several times; many times

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of

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maritime; marine transportation

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armor and helmet (armour)

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Saga (city, prefecture)

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combined fleet

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opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum

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screw; propeller (e.g. on a ship)

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our side; we

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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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important point; strategic position; key point

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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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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien

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party-internal; within the party

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number of times

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living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

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stage elevator; trapdoor

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censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)

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sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others

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drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)

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