national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
political measures; policy
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to make one's own; to take possession of
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
single word; a few words; brief comment
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
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to torment; to torture; to harass
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
impossible; unlikely; improbable
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
for example; for instance; e.g.
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
you must protect yourself against any possible dangers; (lit.) you have to brush off sparks that fall onto you
however; having said that; but
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to get information out of a person; to begin listening