SWORD PRESENTED BY QUEEN VICTORIA TO SAMURAI FOUND IN TOKYO英女王が贈呈 土佐藩士のサーベル見つかる

A long-lost piece of history has been recovered here in Tokyo.
A saber presented by Britain's Queen Victoria to a Japanese samurai has been found after a decades-long search.
The sword features an ivory lion's head attached to the hilt. It was found in an antique storage facility.
The name of the samurai is inscribed on the blade.
Goto Shojiro was among a group of officials escorting Sir Harry Parkes to Kyoto to meet the emperor in 1868, shortly after the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate.
On the way, they were attacked by traditionalists who wanted foreigners expelled from Japan.
Goto was able to disarm the assailants, and Parkes was unharmed.
Queen Victoria sent Goto the sword as a token of Britain's appreciation.
It was found alongside a sheath and belt, as well as a letter from Parkes praising Goto's courage

◆hilt つか 

◆inscribed 刻み込む、彫る  　

◆Tokugawa shogunate 徳川幕府  

◆assailant  襲撃者、攻撃者 

◆sheath さや  

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30626.to name a few(ニ、三例を挙げると ）used when you are mentioning only a small number of people or things as examples of a large group 
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30627.be close to home(身近な存在である ）

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30628.l hate to say it, but(言いたくはないのですが）

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30629.illustrious(有名な、著名な、華々しい、輝かしい）famous and admired because of what you have achieved 
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30630.be well suited to/for(～に適してる）
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