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governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)

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tariff rate

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welcome (in shops, etc.)

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former feudal lord

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Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9)

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Genzui

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abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871)

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unequal treaty

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kiheitai (irregular militia during the Bakumatsu period)

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steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader

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domain administration (Edo period); clan administration

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sunrise

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nation building

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prefectural ordinance

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(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)

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Japan-specific

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needy circumstances; living in poverty

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participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser

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I assure you it is

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participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor

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raw silk thread

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small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)

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Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)

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boil; blister; pimple

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needlework; sewing

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to take root; to strike

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

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lamp chimney

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hoe

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one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

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Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)

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decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution

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death in battle; death on the battlefield

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wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord

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one's parents' home

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origin; source; virtuous ancestor

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near; nearby; not far off

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stipend; reward

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Sea of Japan

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

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great help

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wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land

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to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die

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

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cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

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to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

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waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

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mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune

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to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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