to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
for your information; I'm telling you
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
memories; recollections; reminiscence
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
after that; afterwards; thereafter
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
port city; harbor city; harbour city
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
good feeling; feeling good
hey there; I say; see here
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
any more; any further; any better; any longer
rest; break; recess; intermission
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
beyond this point; from now on; after this