jpdb beta

bakufu; shogunate

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emergency

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war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

2

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

2

public money

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inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls

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at that time; in those days

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shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal

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someone; somebody

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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to hide; to conceal

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is not; am not; are not

2

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

1

be; is

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to hold the key (to)

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chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

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person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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important post; important office; key position

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successive jobs; consecutive jobs

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influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

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Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)

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The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (July 29, 1858); Japan-US Friendship and Trade Treaty

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revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change

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negotiations; discussions; connection

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duty; role; function

1

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

1

going to the United States

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long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

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(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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major powers of the world; great powers

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countries

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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attacking the shogunate

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clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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Japan

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gold and silver; money

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outside the country; abroad

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discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures

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such

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sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

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