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Townsend Harris

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aged hero

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Mouri Takachika (1819-1871)

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thief who steals money from the offerings box at a shrine or temple; offerings thief

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returning to the origin; going back to the beginning; retracing

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anguish; mortification

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Hanpeita

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waxing and waning; phases of moon

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Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam

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Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)

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in high spirits

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200; two hundred

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dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone

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consul general

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private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition

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being a bad drunk

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please (do for me)

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imported article; imported goods

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each clan

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movie; film

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high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)

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yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

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business; liveliness

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noncommissioned officer

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

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elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

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to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden

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maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter

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unit price; unit cost

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Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri

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polish (jewels); cultivation

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you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

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orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church

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to feel relaxed; to be soothed

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lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth

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secondhand store

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master thief; notorious robber

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to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease

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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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stupid idiot; total moron

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missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism

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armor and helmet (armour)

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

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very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

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to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of

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Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais

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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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(Satsuma) to be

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disciple; pupil; follower

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splendid horse; promoted bishop

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