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Ii Naosuke (1815-1860.3.24)

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(Edo-period) chief minister

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Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

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since; this person

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

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foundation; basis

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

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decision; determination

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opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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(public) park

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mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

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Kamon

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near; nearby; not far off

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harbour; harbor; port

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Yokohama (city)

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port city; harbor city; harbour city

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denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

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(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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(romantic) love

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

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clearing one's throat; cough

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

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to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

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please; somehow or other; one way or another

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

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end; close; termination

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OK; okay

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clapping hands; applause

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thank you

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

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that's so, isn't it

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

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photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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