extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
scenery; scene; landscape
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
rather; sooner; preferably
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
sad; wretched; deplorable
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
when; how soon; how long until
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
red hair; Westerner (esp., originally, the Dutch)
magistrate; shogunate administrator
same village; same town; same province
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
artificial island; man-made island
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
already; now; no longer; not any more
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
three generations; three periods; third generation
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
(not) even once; (not) ever
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
motherland; fatherland; native country
invitation; introduction; temptation
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope