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creation; formation; foundation; establishment

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(plain) hot water; boiled water

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court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period); female servant for a samurai family; lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)

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Umetarou

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to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive

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first part of a poem or verse

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Hachibee

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opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

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(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman

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Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)

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barbarians; aliens

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stranger; outsider

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to march on the capital

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imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

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establishment; foundation

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to grow vegetables

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plenty; many; a lot

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to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered

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year end

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inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral

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small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap

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to draw near

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various fiefdoms; various domains

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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to bear fruit; to produce a crop

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playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)

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stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

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remains; corpse; (dead) body

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Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)

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harmonious; intimate

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private-school student

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conflict; strife

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let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

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party-internal; within the party

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tuberculosis; tubercule

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko

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geisha

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conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)

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new era; new period; new age; new epoch

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name of the emperor

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a little bit; a little while

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reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace

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to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as

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to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

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this occasion; at this time; now

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

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reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration

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middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest

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to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky

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