100,000; hundred thousand
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
considerably; fairly; quite
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to take turns; to mingle together
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
covered in mud; mud-caked
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to begin talking; to open up
immediately; right away; on the spot
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...