wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
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
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to be reminded of; to call to mind
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
Japan's best; number one in Japan
that's true; of course; obviously
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
our country; our land; one's own country
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
beyond this point; from now on; after this
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around