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painter; artist; illustrator

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Maruyama school of Japanese painting (Edo-Meiji period)

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Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)

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income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts

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allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance

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twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December

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22nd day of the month; 22 days

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attendant; follower

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to be smeared; to be covered

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during absence from home

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one month

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in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other

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nerve; nerves; sensitivity

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large quantities of alcohol; heavy drinking; heavy drinker

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high pitch

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discussion

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exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks

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to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully

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to pretend; to feign

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completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

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thorough; exhaustive; complete

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dislike; hatred; fear

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together with; same; both; all; including ...

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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strong; intense; severe

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to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely

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Satchō Alliance; 1866 alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū

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secret agreement

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to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

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doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

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lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish

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to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

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immense; awesome; enormous; terrific

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barrier; gate

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channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

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counter for countries

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(naval) fleet; armada

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in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with

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downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

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to applaud; to cheer (for)

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meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

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coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area

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(gun) battery; fort

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(on the) verge of death

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logic

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to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

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to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

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