field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
considerably; greatly; a lot
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to shake; to sway; to waver
don't you think?; indicates question
to whine; to make feeble complaints
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
bride; one's daughter-in-law
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
how; in what way; how about; questionable
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
this will just be a short note; I'm writing to tell you
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to repeat; to be frequent
treaty of peace and amity; peace treaty
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
surmise; guess; inference
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity