to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
great famine; severe famine
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
mountain range; mountain belt
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
mountain range; mountain belt
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
intimacy; affection; familiarity
race (of people); type of person
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
big man; large man; tall man; giant
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
foreign; abroad; overseas
finely chiseled (features)
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
Dejima; artificial island in Nagasaki used as a Portuguese and Dutch trading post between 1634 and 1854
guardhouse; sentry box; checkpoint (Edo period); town magistrate's office (Edo period)
not yet known; unknown; strange
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace