talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
after a long time; for the first time in a while
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to run around; to bustle about
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
foundation stone; cornerstone
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
our country; our land; one's own country
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
in the city; within the city
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly