horizon (related to bodies of water)
Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
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
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
metre; meter; meter; gauge
pleasure boat; pleasure craft
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
leader; central personage
to attack; to assault; to assail
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
not necessarily so; is not always true
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
right beside; close to; nearby
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
departure (sailing) formalities
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities