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surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

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to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label

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but; however; even though; even if

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

5

beginning (of a century, etc.)

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counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

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difference; variation; difference

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cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

measure; step; action

1

indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation

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obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

1

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

2

continuity

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dawn; daybreak

2

running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices

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imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

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great deed

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becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality

1

circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

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annotation; commentary; explanatory note

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

3

loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change

1

eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

1

topknot (hair style)

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Western style

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military uniform

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warrior; samurai

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

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sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish

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expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan

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ronin; lordless samurai

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foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

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merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

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Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

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Glover

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residence; mansion

1

garden; park

1

compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

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man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness

1

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

1

to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

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to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

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naturally; of course; understandably

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(not) in the slightest; (not) at all

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transit

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wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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