dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to go along; to walk along; to follow
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
pistol; handgun; revolver
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
repeating firearm; a repeater
even though; despite; when
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
naked candle; uncovered candle; unshaded candle
single standard; single base; single-feature show
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
fragment; one of the group or party
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
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
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America