transit trade; entrepôt trade
independent state; independent nation
surname; family name; last name
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
growth period; growing season
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
to be worried; to be troubled
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
study; diligence; discount; reduction
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to have a narrow escape from death
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
getting on board; sailor; seaman