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several tens

12

uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)

1

Ainu

2

at that time; in those days

16

Japanese person

3

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

1

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

2

feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

2

Meiji Restoration (1868)

2

Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)

2

war; fighting; fierce competition

4

Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities

1

deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)

1

Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)

1

Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

2

state; country; nation

1

to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

1

death in battle

1

lecture

3

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

3

Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)

2

Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)

1

experiment

4

(courteous) invitation; call

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

2

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

19

exactly opposite (of)

3

Russia

5

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

1

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

2

sadness and gloom

2

political

1

secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky

1

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

1

international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

1

historic; historical; traditional

2

unprecedented; unique; unparalleled

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

17

Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

1

unbroken; endless; continuous

6

oh; ah; I'll be darned

3

urban legend

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

7

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

3

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

2

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

62

structural

1

attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

1