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Japan-specific

1

origin; appearance of auspicious omen

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gunpowder; powder

5

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

2

(a) few; some; several

1

Edo period (1603-1868)

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eighty; 80

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theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)

1

according to (someone)

1

eight; 8

2

brigadier general; commodore

1

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

1

Yoshimune

1

public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

1

Sicily (Italy)

4

Spain

1

territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

2

Austria

1

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England

1

spittoon

3

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

2

characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-

2

inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike

1

to maintain; to continue to have

1

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

2

not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady

2

extensive knowledge; erudition

1

favorable; favourable

1

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

1

derailment; digression; deviation

2

dear me; I mean; or rather

1

riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank

1

common people; ordinary people; masses

2

extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument

1

to buy in; to purchase

1

price; cost

1

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

5

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

2

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

2

and so; therefore; for that reason

1

it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

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well; now; then

1

to peddle (goods); to hawk

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The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)

1

New Year's Eve; December 31

1

snow; snowfall

1

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

1

match (to light fire with)

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