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attacking the shogunate

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imperial command

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emperor (of Japan); mikado

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

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(social) position; status

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to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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returning to the origin; going back to the beginning; retracing

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growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

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magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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small pine; young pine

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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decision; determination

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France

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government; administration

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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our

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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to buy; to purchase

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we; us

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

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high price

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interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

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to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

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warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

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than; other than; except; but

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

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to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

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company (i.e. business)

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Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)

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three years

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September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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to attack; to assault; to assail

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give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose

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showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

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before long; even now

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armed might; military power; the sword; force

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towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

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assassination

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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warrior; samurai

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