fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
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
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
marine traffic; sea traffic
(Edo-period) head of a prisoners' group
being imprisoned; being sent to prison
quite unconcerned; nonchalant
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
to send back; to refer back
clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
becoming a lordless samurai
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
repeatedly; several times; many times
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
smuggling (people); stowing away
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
to need; to demand; to take; to require