outpost; detached garrison
modern history; modern and current history; recent history; recent contemporary history
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (July 29, 1858); Japan-US Friendship and Trade Treaty
the Kyōhō Reforms (1736 economic reforms)
Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion
Bun'ei era (1264.2.28-1275.4.25)
industrialization; industrialisation
Movement for Civic Rights and Freedom (Meiji era); Freedom and People's Rights Movement
cats (esp. the musical: Cats)
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
landscape photograph; scenic photograph
dubbing; adding a new audio (usu. voice) track to an existing video, film, etc.; dubbing; re-recording existing video or audio data to a new DVD, tape, etc.
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
fox with supernatural powers
eighth day of the month; eight days
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction