peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
setting off (on a trip); departure
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
small hill; low hill; hillock
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
chartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel
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
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
surroundings; environs; circumference
feeling; sense; impression
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
3000; three thousand; many
ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg); tonne
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
rifling a gun barrel; making lines
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
small calibre; small caliber
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
study; research; investigation