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Harry Smith Parkes

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Ernest Mason Satow

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brightness; clearness

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Oryuu

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Toranosuke

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right brain

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annotation; commentary; explanatory note

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Shoujirou

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Cheers

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Oort

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geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) someone accomplished in the arts

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interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter

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petition; memorial

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residence; reside

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Youdou

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clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian

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application; petition

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trickery; (arch.) fiasco; (arch.) disobedience

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private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition

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petition; memorial

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whistle

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Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)

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movie; film

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tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot

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plenty; many; a lot

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to arrest; to apprehend

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origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive

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elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

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to say; to tell (somebody); to state

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intimacy; familiarity; closeness

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to raise an army

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to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of

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residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo

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to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter

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control; management; supervision

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you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber

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regimental soldier

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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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assassination

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tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko

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stage elevator; trapdoor

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great debt of gratitude; great obligation

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speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)

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to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

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gratitude; thanks

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traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

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let's do it; I (we) are going to do it

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circumstances

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stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)

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entry into port; arriving in harbor

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