Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
drifting; drift; being adrift
whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
will not do; do not; does not
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to arrive home; to return
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
labour and management; labor and management
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
advanced level; high grade; senior
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
each nation; many nations; many countries
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to order; to command; to appoint
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)