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Irie Kuichi (1837.5.9-864.8.20)

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Kuranosuke

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Abeshikibu

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stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy

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congratulations!

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Ansei Purge (1858-1860)

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Umetarou

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since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history

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turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period

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Nizaemon

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nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything

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Edoyashiki

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lettuce

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helplessly; reluctantly

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barbarians; aliens

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enrolling at a cram school

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to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil

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consultation; question; enquiry; inquiry

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rash and blind act

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permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass

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adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger

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to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

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farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum

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remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

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China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty

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studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study

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to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin

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two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)

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to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

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what is called; what they call; so-called

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Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)

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(Edo-period) chief minister

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

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failure

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private-school student

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founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

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draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)

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wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward

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disciple; pupil; follower

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to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch

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passionately in love

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to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

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contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger

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ronin; lordless samurai

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all sorts of; all kinds of

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the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas

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fine day; clear day; formal occasion

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to be the first

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to get angry; to become perverse

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