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person who has been tattooed as a punishment for a crime (Edo period)

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Yamauchi Youdou (1827-1872)

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moving; transferring

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severe punishment; rigorous measures

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each point; each part

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Tetsuzou

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Saichirō

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Kise

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one's debt to one's country

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year of the Rooster; year of the Cock

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Oryuu

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Yanosuke

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anguish; mortification

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Seiichirō

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homeless person; tramp; vagrant; vagabond

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middle-aged man; uncle

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imprisonment

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mercy and love

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outside Kyoto or the capital

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cunning man; crook

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wandering; jobless; unemployed

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letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter

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marsh land; swamp

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to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions

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

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party; company

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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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attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

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loyalty to the emperor

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wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly

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unique thing; best on earth

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Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities

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son; punk; brat; penis

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Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)

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the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required

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country samurai

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lucky fellow

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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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old style; ancient rites

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greatness

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brewing

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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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the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

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wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord

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sword wound; sword cut

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reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference

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importance; emphasis; stress

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