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Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

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foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)

1

to prosper; to flourish

1

nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

1

one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan

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Chinatown

2

house where one was born; one's parents' house

1

trader

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(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

1

taking (someone) along

2

Macao (China); Macau

1

voyage; passage; travelling

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

1

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

1

adventurous spirit; sense of adventure

2

childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)

3

nice; likeable; desirable

2

long-term

1

suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

4

to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around

1

childhood

3

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

10

memories; recollections; reminiscence

6

foreign; abroad; overseas

2

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

2

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

2

academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

1

older sister; elder sister

37

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

4

strong-willed; strong of heart

1

results; record; grades; marks

2

interference; intervention; meddling

1

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

1

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

1

elder sister; older female friend

1

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

1

older sister and younger brother

1

thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

1

as usual; as is one's habit

2

spring break; spring vacation

1

Southeast Asia

3

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

2

buying; purchasing

1

helper; assistant; help

2

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

1

department store; department

1

souvenir

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(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

7

that day; the very same day

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