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Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)

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right in the middle (of); midst; height

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high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train

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rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily

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to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

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to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial

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short distance; close range

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commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental

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mastery

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crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.); crew member

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Kagoshima (city, prefecture)

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stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession

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leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots

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mooring; anchorage

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sword skills; swordsmanship

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various; varied; diverse; petty; trivial; insignificant

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tip of a twig; tip; end; trifles; trivial matters

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sailor; seaman

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practical skill

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hammock

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sunshine; sunlight

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to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint

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to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel

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navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

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to dodge; to evade

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Kinpachirou

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Sakutarō

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Yashichi

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Hachigorou

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Kinjirō

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Battle of Ueno (battle of the Boshin war; 1868)

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Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido

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suppression (e.g. of a rebellion); pacification

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riding separately

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stern (of a warship)

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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Miyako

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(a) row; line

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bridge (e.g. on a warship)

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Kuji

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shark

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fishermen

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report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)

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fisherman

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aboard a warship

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searching for the enemy

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surprise tactics

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to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

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