birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
counter for (small) boats
intimidation; threat; bluster
token (effort); something done for form's sake
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
time; hour; period; class
large amount of money; great cost
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
military of the Empire of Japan
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
Japan; name for Japan used in ancient China
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production