silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
buying; purchasing; laying in
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
tail; tael (Chinese unit of mass and currency); tailcoat; tails
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
article; news story; report; account
going to the United States
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
here and there; everywhere
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
year of a person's birth; number of years since one's birth; age
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
getting on board; sailor; seaman