by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
congratulation; celebration
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
transactions; dealings; business
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)