with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
again; once more; a second time
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
common people; ordinary people; masses
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
Japan-US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that ended Japan's policy of national seclusion
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
location of a press conference; press conference room
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
occasional; infrequent; rare
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze