successive jobs; consecutive jobs
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
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
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
entirely domestically produced; 100% domestically made
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
donation; contribution; offering
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
armed forces; military; troops
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
bare livelihood; subsistence
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel; out-toe walking; duck-footed walking
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
ration; stipend; allowance
neighbourhood; neighborhood
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness