national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to grow up; to become an adult
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
opinion; point of view; visual point
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
selection; choice; option
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
conviction; belief; confidence
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)