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round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw

2

life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

2

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

14

Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)

1

Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)

1

port city; harbor city; harbour city

2

to prosper; to flourish

5

revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)

2

Junzou

1

the whole country

9

election tour; election campaign; stumping

1

to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted

1

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

3

mansion; residence

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

7

loyalist to the emperor; imperial loyalist

1

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

2

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

to increase; to grow

7

nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

5

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

4

to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape

2

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

4

in succession; one by one

14

secret order of the Emperor; confidential imperial command

1

imperial order; imperial decree; imperial command

2

foolish act; folly

4

scolding

1

Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)

2

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

5

signature; signing; sealing

1

behind one's back

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

9

politics

2

objection; dissent; protest

3

Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

1

Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)

2

assassination

14

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

7

you; (arch.) your residence

2

under the orders of; by order (command)

2

one's subordinate

1

token; a trifle

1

news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

1

root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

1

to be arrested; to be put in bonds

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

4

oppression; suppression; pressure

2