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Kounoshin

1

Shimeta

1

Tokuzou

5

fowling; shooting birds

1

Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

state prohibition

2

Tetsunosuke

1

Shimazu Nariaki

1

according to ...; ... says

2

to be moderate of; to save; to curtail

1

dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment

1

Sakuma Shouzan (1811-1864)

1

to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)

1

study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)

1

reel; spinner

1

insufficiency; half ripe

1

day-by-day renewal; rapid progress

1

Takasugi Shinsaku (1839.9.27-1867.5.17)

1

perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot

3

foreign voyage; travelling overseas; travelling abroad

1

edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum

1

bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger

1

Izu Peninsula

1

extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

1

field gun

2

suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between

1

rice granary

1

without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible

2

to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage

1

military system; military organization; military organisation

1

exemplar; model; example; pattern

1

poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets

1

undergoing training; learning

1

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

1

ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average

1

to divide (by); to remove; to exclude

1

Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)

1

laughingstock; object of ridicule

1

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

establishment; foundation

1

ten; 10; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems

1

to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal

1

inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure

1

Hoshina

1

Saku

6

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

3

one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)

1

Okichi

3