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

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local customs

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together; at the same time; same; identical

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second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

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duty; function; office; mission; task

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single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

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have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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to order; to command; to appoint

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thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket

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dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

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time bell; chime of a time bell

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uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

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watch-keeping; guard; lookout

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to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness

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night sky

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to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion

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to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

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trio; gang of three; threesome

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

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to start running

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weird; strange; mysterious

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large monk; large, bald man; big baldy; large, bald-headed monster

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creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane

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rope; cord; policeman's rope

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headband

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil

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back (of body)

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woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

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pious men and women; religious people; the faithful

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

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distracted walking

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Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)

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Ehime prefecture (Shikoku)

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Matsuyama (city in Ehime)

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art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

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to get drunk

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one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent

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principal occupation; core business

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to become an expert; to be master at

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musical instrument

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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

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to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

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Buddhist monk

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to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion

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