and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
fixing one's aim in life; deciding one's life goal
Wu and Yue (two rival states in ancient China)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
anthelion (optical phenomenon)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
construction; establishment
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
studying two subjects together (e.g. as a major and a minor)
paleography; the study of ancient writings
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
several years; a few years
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
pedagogy; pedagogics; education (esp. in the context of the study of education)