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Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri

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black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

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horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

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Suka

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inlet; seashore; beach

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congratulation; celebration

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open sea; Okinawa

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arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship

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official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter

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to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

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battle; game; bout

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to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down

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sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

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imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

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revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)

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exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

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to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

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Emperor of Japan

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to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

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Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

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disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot

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bakufu; shogunate

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various fiefdoms; various domains

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to like; to prefer

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to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

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having ended; being resolved

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moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise

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page

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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first year; early years (of a reign or era)

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rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

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settlement; solution; resolution

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to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

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westernization; westernisation

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

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raw silk thread

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enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)

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Yokohama (city)

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Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)

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June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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second day of the month; two days

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one month

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Edo-period business taxes

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well

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store; shop; restaurant

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