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new government; new administration

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great army; mighty host; whole army

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to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

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Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)

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Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)

1

spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge

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bayonet; guns and swords

1

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

2

to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions

2

immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

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defense; defence; safeguard; protection

3

raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short

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counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets

4

overkill

1

archer; shooter; bowman

1

stray bullet

1

to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)

1

scorched earth

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to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

2

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

insurance; guarantee

2

countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

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Hachiōji (city)

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Itagaki Taisuke (1837-1919)

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letter; note; epistle; correspondence

1

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

2

Tosa dialect

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Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)

1

mountain road; mountain trail

1

moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

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Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities

1

in high spirits; elated

1

full of; brimming with

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March; third month of the lunar calendar

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fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days

2

to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

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governor-general; governor; viceroy

1

suburban districts (of a metropolis); within an urban-prefecture

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staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

1

decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee

1

each place; various places

1

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

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to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

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(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly

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sleeping face

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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