reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
together; at the same time; same; identical
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
Coleman; Colman; Corman; Kolman
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood