jpdb beta

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

1

journal of one's travels

4

Japan

1

Japanese (language)

1

certain; definite

1

to take up employment

1

home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

1

letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference

1

Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard

1

fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days

2

to mail a letter

1

seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)

2

lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)

2

design; sketch

1

(Edo-period) town magistrate

1

take care; be careful

1

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

2

report; notification; registration

1

solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

1

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

1

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

1

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

1

older brother; elder brother

1

to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

1

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

Dutch (language)

2

phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit

1

flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

1

Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

2

cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

1

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test

4

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

2

Christ

1

believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan

1

party; gang; company; squad

2

ninth day of the month; nine days

2

long; (for a) long time

1

passage; fare; shipping charges

2

knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting

1

ship's doctor

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1

Amsterdam (Netherlands)

1

Downs; Downes

1

entry into port; arriving in harbor

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

again; once more; a second time

1