lately; recently; these days
our country; our land; one's own country
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(small) cargo vessel; lighter
Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture); Oki (island)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
don't you think?; indicates question
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
-less; lacking; non-existing
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
how; in what way; how about; questionable
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial