unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
civilized nation; civilised nation
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
ingredient; component; composition
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
Dordrecht (The Netherlands)
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
completion of construction
journal; magazine; periodical
cattleman; raising cattle
to be opposite; to face each other
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
having not the slightest idea
Europe and America; the West
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
independent state; independent nation
sovereign; ruler; head of state
fortress; stronghold; citadel
form of government; system of government; polity