Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
again; once more; a second time
already; now; no longer; not any more
Ii Naosuke (1815-1860.3.24)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
war; battle; match; game; competition
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
news; word; tidings; omen
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to be silent; to say nothing
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to be surprised; to be astonished
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
expenses; costly; expensive
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof