founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
important point; strategic position; key point
missionary; evangelist; propagandist
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
one thin flat object; one sheet
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
mouth of a river; lower stream
memories; recollections; reminiscence
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to hoist the national flag
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to stop walking; to pause
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
to keep (a person) waiting
wealthy person; millionaire