model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
as if it were about oneself
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
future years; in (one's) later years
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
around the world; throughout the world
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
to run about; to rush about
samurai; warrior; military family
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
snell (fishing); leader; trace; cast
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
incendiary bomb; firebomb
Manchurian Incident (1931); Mukden Incident
out of place artifact; OOPArt