arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
both hands; both arms; ten
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare