to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
Galapagos (island chain); Sharp brand of e-readers and mobile phones
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
Perry; Perry, Matthew C. (1794-1858; American navy officer); Peri; Perri; Pelly; Peli
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
society; public; community; social studies
secret; private; surreptitious
great difference; big difference; wide margin
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
fields (of rice and other crops)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
place to go; place one can go
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
even more; still more; further
popular name; common name; given name
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
suspension (in a vehicle); suspension (mixture)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour