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to hesitate; to waver

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coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

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distress; wretched condition

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to rescue from; to help out of; to save

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you

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in addition; besides

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end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

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war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

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Satsuma Peninsula

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southern tip

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mountain river; mountain stream

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harbour

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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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counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact

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to become; to amount to

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public finance; financial affairs; financial situation

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

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shigandang; stone tablet placed at a three-way street intersection (or dead end) to ward off evil spirits

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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origin; appearance of auspicious omen

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charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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harbour; harbor; port

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Japan

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south

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entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)

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foreign; abroad; overseas

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to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

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history

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to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

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revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

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to order; to command; to appoint

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to escape

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China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty

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trade (foreign)

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magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

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home area; home town; local

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wealthy merchant

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ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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prohibition; ban; embargo

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various articles

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido

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trade; commerce

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sphere; circle; range; category

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to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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