nature; property; disposition
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
negotiations; discussions; connection
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to collect; to assemble; to gather
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
important point; strategic position; key point
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
beyond this point; from now on; after this
armed forces; military; troops
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
already; now; no longer; not any more
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
by sheer strength; by brute force
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)