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Sakakibara Seiji

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Nakahara Hisao

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pleasant to live in

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sword prohibition

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returning to the origin; going back to the beginning; retracing

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Toratarou

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Shunsai

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sword hunt; sword confiscation

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Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)

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nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

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ninth month of the lunar calendar; September

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by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately

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unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age

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garrison (in Meiji era)

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Shingo

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healing; cure; recovery

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never ceasing; never ending

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each prefecture; all prefectures

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America; American; fist

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nation building

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my husband; one's family; family member

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to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil

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human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training

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old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word

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the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state

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wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of

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particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used

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

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sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising

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Shinpachi

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(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

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military drill; training

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rebel army

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clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

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traitor; rebel

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government forces; government troops

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pond

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misgovernment; misrule; bad government

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ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap

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Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

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dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break

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apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear

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raising an army

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police superintendent

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to get angry; to lose one's temper

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trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)

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to destroy

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

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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