founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
single flower; one wheel; full moon
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
call; summons; convening; convocation
investigation; inquiry; research; study; consideration; deliberation
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
the fruit of diligent study
shallow view; superficial idea; (one's) view; (one's) humble opinion
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
Island; insula; island; islet
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction