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second

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

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mischievous age

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Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion

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Kikaijima

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reverberatory furnace

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clerk; secretary; scribe; copyist

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charcoal briquette

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to pine for

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diligence; good attendance

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location of a press conference; press conference room

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master of the household

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seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head

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Manjirou

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daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)

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

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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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Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

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going to the capital; working in a government office

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to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden

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trousseau

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great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron

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to split; to be split; to splinter

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order (for an item); request; demand; condition

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to pawn; to pledge

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to throw away one's life

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pardon; remission; amnesty

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to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for

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Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)

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let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

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visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call

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mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut

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successfully; with success

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to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing

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national crisis; national disaster

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next day; following day

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living witness

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pond

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money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements

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unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking

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prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

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large boat

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appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph

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direct

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feudal era police rank

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white cloth

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ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction

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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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to see; to look; to watch; to try to

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Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

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