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Matsuura Kametarou (1837-1862.4.13)

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to straighten; to correct; to cure; to falsify

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making paper umbrellas; overlaying an umbrella framework; paper umbrella maker

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Shoukasonjuku

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to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)

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Umetarou

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feudal decree; edict by a daimyo

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Inosuke

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Genzui

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shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family

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prodigal son; wastrel son; son of loose morals

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Chinese poem

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crossing the meridian

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feathers; plumage; down

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petition; memorial

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you

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(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence

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to achieve one's desire

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transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)

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dancing; dance

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plenty; many; a lot

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to proceed with things; to carry out; to do

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tea leaves

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Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)

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unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very

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cannon

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raw silk thread

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overthrow of the shogunate

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to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of

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congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

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traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments

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Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron

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Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)

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Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty

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I don't know

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how much

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caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods

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misgovernment; misrule; bad government

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

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old Japanese court music; gagaku

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to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan

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private-school student

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kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.

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to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with

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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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listening closely

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word; remark; statement

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to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)

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small bones

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to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)

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