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miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries

1

bare livelihood; subsistence

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kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

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hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

1

(death from) starvation; starving to death

1

marine plant; seagrass; seaweed

1

wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers

1

to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

1

empty stomach; hunger

1

taking up a new post

3

chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

1

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

1

borrowing; loan

1

to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)

1

one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

1

to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer

1

hunger; starvation

1

the farthest ends; the furthest ends

1

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

2

coast; beach

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

1

to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly

1

roar of waves

1

splash; spray

1

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

1

measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

1

months and years

4

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

2

don't you think?; indicates question

1

to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle

1

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

2

order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

1

isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island

1

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

1

pioneering; path-breaking; trailblazing

1

Meireki era (1655.4.13-1658.7.23)

1

full stop; period; end

1

preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence

2

Meiji Restoration (1868)

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branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

1

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

4

new government; new administration

1

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

4

Meiji Restoration

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pardon; amnesty

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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

1

letter of pardon; pardon

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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