national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
Mito Kōmon (televised period drama; 1969-2011)
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
person concerned; interested party; related party
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point