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grandfather; old man

2

Sashichirō

3

warning (to society)

1

absurd

3

Higashikuze Michitomi (1834.1.1-1912.1.4)

1

non-Ainu Japanese

13

elegant simplicity

4

survey map

1

Umishima

1

Takeshirou

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Sajima

1

village

5

family registry (of the district; Edo period); population registry; records of an Edo period census

1

harmful book

2

Edo-period business taxes

1

Toshimichi

1

Ii

1

Perli

1

Rokunosuke

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Ichisuke

6

to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)

1

Ainu (language)

1

early-Meiji administrative unit for Hokkaido (1869-1882)

1

benevolent rule

1

Ii Naosuke (1815-1860.3.24)

1

restoring to the emperor

1

foreword; preface; introduction; postscript

1

Pirika

5

Kurile Islands

1

uncertain; transient; changeable

1

house; building; roof

3

sovereign power; the reins of government

1

vice; abuse; evil

1

Edoyashiki

1

lycée

18

all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

1

United Kingdom; England

1

property

1

Kuse

3

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

1

alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

1

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

1

to compete for the first place; to be one of the best

1

pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards

1

ladder form of "high" kanji

1

to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close

1

guard; patrol; escort

1

employee; employment

1

official title

1

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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