Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
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
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
mountain road; mountain trail
everlasting; eternal; unchanged; evergreen
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
mountain climber; mountaineer
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
senior priest (serving under the chief priest and associate chief priest); priest (below chief priest and above junior priest); grasshopper; locust
one's family; family member
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
participation; joining; entry
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
anticipation; expectation
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
joint together; opposite; facing
to take (be in) charge of