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Kiyosumiteien

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Mouri Takachika (1819-1871)

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maneuver to draw a sword from its scabbard and cut immediately

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Oryuu

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Monta

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incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal

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Yanosuke

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Younosuke

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annotation; commentary; explanatory note

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Hanpeita

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walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)

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magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)

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yueqin (4-stringed Chinese lute)

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Kawaramachidoori

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Youdou

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chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan

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relative; relation; kin

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general trading company

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each clan

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to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule

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festival music

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high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)

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marsh land; swamp

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to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

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dancing; dance

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agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance

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Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido

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lethal; fatal

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kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove

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

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visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call

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great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted

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generous; broad-minded; big-hearted

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one's family; one's clan

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Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)

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stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

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armor and helmet (armour)

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male (animal, plant)

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Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)

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regimental soldier

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recognition of services

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lamp chimney

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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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country samurai

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ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

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instruction; direction; briefing

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current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

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