unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
Island; insula; island; islet
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese trick-taking game)
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
industry; diligence; frugality
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
motive power; driving force
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
refined taste; elegant pursuits
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
war; fighting; fierce competition
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)