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fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)

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the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America

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Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion

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Fujiya

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Heiroku

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arson; incendiarism

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rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam

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Kahee

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marine traffic; sea traffic

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(Edo-period) head of a prisoners' group

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Nizaemon

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being imprisoned; being sent to prison

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petition; memorial

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quite unconcerned; nonchalant

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Edoyashiki

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stumbling; failure; misstep; setback

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Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)

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to send back; to refer back

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to cut; to slit

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clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes

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treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier

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arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship

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opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade

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skin disease

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unit price; unit cost

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Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku

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becoming a lordless samurai

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clouds and fog

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Buddhist family chapel; altar room

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compassion; affection

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(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle

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repeatedly; several times; many times

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China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty

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to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)

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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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disloyalty; infidelity

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to take care; to mind; to be attentive

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

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

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thief; robber

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Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji

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prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

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warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person

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important point; strategic position; key point

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first cry of a newborn baby

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

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one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

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national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate

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busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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