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samurai; warrior

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standard of conduct; code of behavior; moral code; culture (of an organization)

1

additional information used to identify an address (e.g. building name, room number)

1

assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad

1

annual tribute; land tax

1

feudal lord; daimyo

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Shimazu Nariaki

1

selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion

1

shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander

2

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

1

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

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Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate

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complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict

1

United States Navy

3

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

inlet; seashore; beach

1

congratulation; celebration

1

arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship

1

Japan-US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that ended Japan's policy of national seclusion

1

to start slowly; to lag behind

1

modernization; modernisation

7

feudal; feudalistic

1

feudal government

1

Western-style; Western-fashioned

1

career soldier

1

Yoshinobu

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Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito

1

return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering

1

restoration of imperial rule

2

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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Meiji Restoration (1868)

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attacking the shogunate

2

new government; new administration

4

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

4

Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)

1

foreign policy

10

Satsuma Rebellion (1877)

2

Satsuma Rebellion (1877)

1

veteran; reservist; ex-soldier

1

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

1

Tom Cruise

2

Watanabe Ken

1

Watanabe

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supporting performance; playing a supporting role

2

Tim Robbins

1

firmly rooted; deep-seated

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

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Bill Miller (pole vault)

2

scheduled date; expected date; date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date

2