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Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

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last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage

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Meiji period (1868-1912)

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several people; a few people

8

to settle (in a place); to settle down

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

5

steep; sharp

2

terrain; geographical features; topography

3

one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan

1

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

2

rice cultivation; rice crop

1

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

1

production output; number of goods manufactured

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

4

recent years

5

land made arable by the slash-and-burn method; swidden; slash-and-burn farming

2

assorted grains; cereals; millet

1

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

2

chestnut

1

to mix; to blend; to combine

1

staple food

1

autumn; fall

6

village; hamlet; countryside; country

2

descendant

2

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

8

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

14

from now; from this moment; henceforth

1

farmwork

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aforementioned; above-mentioned

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farming methods

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arable land; plantation; farmland; fazenda; hacienda; large estate

1

only daughter

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field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

11

working in the fields; working on a farm

6

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

7

side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

7

to pluck; to pick; to tear

1

butterfly

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

9

to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest

2

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

4

lunch; midday meal

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

7

(short) rest; breather; break

2

harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)

2

glutinous millet; sticky millet

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to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

2