right; correct; proper; righteous; just
smoothly; easily; readily
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
rationality; reasonableness
same generation; one's generation
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
American Civil War (1861-1865)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
congratulation; celebration
(United States of) America; USA; US
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
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
export; exportation; efferent
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
ramification; branching off
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national