complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
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
Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
all present; all concerned; all of us
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me