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Kido Takayoshi (1833.8.11-1877.5.26)

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Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)

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Ookubo Toshimichi (1830-1878)

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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three great nobles of the Restoration (Okubo Toshimichi, Saigo Takamori and Kido Takayoshi); three statesmen who played an important role during the Meiji Restoration

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to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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military science; strategy; tactics

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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be; is

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military drill

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thank you; thanks

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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adds force or indicates command

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avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

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just a minute; small quantity

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to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious

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lord; master

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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member of shogun's council of elders

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Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)

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babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

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weak attitude

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to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

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to board a ship

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

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imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

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(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup

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to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

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white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

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to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron

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fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain

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be; is

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party

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relation; connection

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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