what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
productive; constructive; meaningful
development; exploitation
(United States of) America; USA; US
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
discovery; detection; finding
country; territory; domain; realm
import; importation; introduction; afferent
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
outside the country; abroad
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
indirection; indirectness
(death from) starvation; starving to death