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Chuubee

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sea basses; groupers

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fire prevention

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Kyoutogyoen

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Kijima Matabee (1817.2.23-1864.8.20)

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adoption (of a person)

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Umetarou

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feudal decree; edict by a daimyo

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the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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to get help; to enlist aid

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Matazaemon

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shogunate official

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Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)

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fort; battery

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that is; namely; i.e.

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subjugation; conquest

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Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)

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plenty; many; a lot

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Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden

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unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff

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to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory

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to communicate; to commune

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sudden change; sudden turn

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residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo

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spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons

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

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suicide by the sword

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to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against

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human relations; humanity

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chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice

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to farm; to cultivate a field

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one's age at death

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lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master

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to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

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political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état

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illustration; drawing

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to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

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to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate

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feudal lord; daimyo

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war cry; roar

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quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead

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company director; board member

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bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

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stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)

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to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart

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self-determination; suicide

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cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

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funeral; burial; condolence

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