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to approach the year end; to be jammed tight

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the New Year begins; the New Year starts

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New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day

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(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian

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white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand

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with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)

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(arch.) chinaberry; (arch.) Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May

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Earth Dragon (5th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)

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in a good mood; cheerful

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sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later

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to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

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advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit

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Higashihonganjibetsuin

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Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka

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national highway

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the direction of Kyoto; Kansai area; citizens of Kyoto; nobles

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piercing (cold); biting (wind)

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to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

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telescope

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vista; distant view

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outpost

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twig; spray

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military history; military annals

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unprecedented; never seen before

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luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

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Anglo-Satsuma War (1863); Bombardment of Kagoshima

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artillery; gunner

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Nozu Shizuo

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assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

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Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

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army commander

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(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army

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marquis; marquess

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to be lacking in options; to be too few

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by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand

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town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area

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Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement

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city planning; urban planning; town planning

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intersection on a go board

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kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

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street fighting; urban warfare

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commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)

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craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter

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Yamada Akiyoshi (1844.11.18-1892.11.11)

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major general; rear admiral; air commodore

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administration; governance; the authorities; authority

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to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

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Minister of Justice

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successive jobs; consecutive jobs

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Miura Gorou (1846-1926)

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