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lantern bearer; flatterer; booster; brown-noser

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mailing; posting

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Minister of the Imperial Household

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annotation; commentary; explanatory note

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waxing and waning; phases of moon

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tank tread; continuous track; caterpillar track; endless track; crawler track

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to go to sea; to become a sailor

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well-bred; of good upbringing

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letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter

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(historical) hereditary stipend

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large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)

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paintings and calligraphic works

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to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

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successive jobs; consecutive jobs

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professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum

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I assure you it is

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economical; bargain; good value; good-value

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superior (major) arc

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employee; employment

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residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo

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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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to tower above; to stand out

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changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with

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historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives

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party member

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armor and helmet (armour)

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striking just before one's opponent makes a move

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

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cancellation; suspension

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

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beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment

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wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder

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four-legged tray for festive food

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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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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

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do ...

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to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off

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

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after ages; posterity; future life; the next world

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defense of one's country; defence of one's country

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(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly

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ronin; lordless samurai

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rice plant (Oryza sativa)

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to perceive; to understand

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Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)

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God; god

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imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

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the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar

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magistrate's office

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feudal retainer or warrior

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