national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
Japanese person; Japanese people
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
bravery; courage; heroism
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
anxiety (about the future)
nervousness; oversensitivity
whole story; full picture; full particulars
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
contest; comparison; competition
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity
two days later; day after next; next day but one
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)