to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to turn towards; to point
history of Japan; Japanese history
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
voice quality; type of voice
to refer to; to use as reference
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
fickle; having many romantic interests
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
older sister; elder sister
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
moderately; in moderation
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over