(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
I appreciate your efforts
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence
accident at sea; sea disaster; shipwreck
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to understand; to comprehend
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
stingy; cheap; very frugal
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
for example; for instance; e.g.
removal; detachment; demounting; dismantling; disassembly
billow; surge; large wave
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
coastal waters; adjacent seas
how much; how many; to what extent
hostility; animosity; enmity
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
how many? (large animals)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)