unheard-of; unprecedented
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
beyond this point; from now on; after this
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
only; merely; but; no more than
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
story; tale; talk; discussion
everything; anything; nothing
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
how can (one) do something
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
Seabold; Siebold ((Philipp Franz Balthasar von) Siebold, scientific explorer of Japan)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)