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Yamaoka Tetsutarou

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Katsuyasu

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Enomoto Takeaki (1836.10.5-1908.10.27)

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Kanrinmaru

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Ninomiya Sontoku (1787-1856)

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misery; distress

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Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky

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enshrining together

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

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Kumagorou

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to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops

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the whole nation; all the people in the land

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growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

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Inari Shrine

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Dutch (language)

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moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)

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to be quick-witted; to be resourceful

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agricultural administration

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evil eye

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badness; evilness; bad; evil

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visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

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strategist

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Kogorou

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nobleman's illegitimate child

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to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

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Gatling gun

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guns; firearms

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wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai

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mutation; change; vicissitude

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Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge

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the other day; some time ago; recently

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arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition

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all; everyone; everybody; everything

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to save face; to keep face; to not lose face

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to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

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Saga (city, prefecture)

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Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)

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Zen temple

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cancellation; suspension

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(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies

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pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings

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bloodless

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change (e.g. season)

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uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

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to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake

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capitulation (of fort)

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after ages; posterity; future life; the next world

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inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem

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deep voice; rich voice; full voice

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rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish

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