mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
stealthily; secretly; in secret
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
only; merely; but; no more than
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
steamship; steamboat; steamer
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous