whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
adventurous; risky; hazardous; perilous
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
northern part; the north (of a region)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
steamship; steamboat; steamer
to become empty; to be emptied
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
1,000,000; one million; million; many
armed might; military power; the sword; force
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
reigning; controlling; dictating
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable