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Kumeji

1

Kumejirou

17

Saigou

1

Eitarou

2

(encouragement of) industry

3

working as a lady's maid

1

conscription ordinance; conscription law; draft; Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)

2

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

1

Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9)

1

unequal treaty

1

conscription

1

land tax

2

West European countries

1

to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)

1

spinning; silk reeling; filature

1

affectionate father; loving father

1

to demean; to despise; to treat with contempt; to abase

1

enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)

1

Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)

1

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you

3

written request; written demand

1

prefectural ordinance

8

to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment

1

highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging

1

doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor

1

participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser

1

coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

1

citizen of a prefecture; prefectural citizen

1

raw silk thread

4

sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

proclamation; promulgation

1

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

1

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

1

to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with

1

retirement; resignation; stepping down

1

strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress

1

general affairs

2

Maebashi (city in Gunma)

2

private-school student

1

offence; offense; hindrance

1

founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

1

to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves

1

just; fair; proper; reasonable

1

family or person with samurai ancestors

4

discarding; firing (an employee)

1

Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)

2

quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever

3

new government; new administration

6

party-internal; within the party

1