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Kataharu

1

sending word (by letter, messenger, etc.); writing (to someone)

1

Kouyou

1

ministry in charge of military affairs (ritsuryo period); military command body (early Meiji period)

1

Shimokita Peninsula

1

to reach; to get to

1

breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)

1

promotion of industry; encouragement of new industry

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

2

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

2

Sumie

1

feudal decree; edict by a daimyo

1

abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871)

4

three and a half lines

1

domain administrative headquarters (early Meiji)

2

yield; output; production

1

to make a living

1

knowledge applied to evil purposes

1

petition; memorial

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage

1

enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)

1

the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)

1

exemplar; model; example; pattern

1

to divide (by); to remove; to exclude

2

bellwether

1

northern extremity

1

wit and intelligence

1

7000; seven thousand

1

restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration

1

(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary

1

Saku

5

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

1

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

1

presenting a case; suing

1

abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation

1

eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)

1

field

1

loan; debt; liability

1

prison (building); jail

1

central government

1

broker; jobber

1

leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew

1

bustle; prosperity

1

undertaking; underwriting; acceptance

1

to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for

1

rebel army

1

cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

1

mountains and rivers

2

tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister

1

duel

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