political measures; policy
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
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
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
feeling; sense; impression
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867); Edo shogunate
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
in one's own way or style
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
myself; yourself; I; me; you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
by sheer strength; by brute force
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called