jpdb beta

fire alarm; fire bell

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

to bring back; to restore

3

way; method; means

2

reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with

1

interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter

1

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

(brute) force; using all one's might

1

Mississippi

2

frigate (warship)

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

next year

1

disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

Fillmore

1

president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy

3

greater than ...; bigger ...

1

Susquehanna

1

necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine

1

chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter

1

American position; American side; American representatives; American delegation

3

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

great haste; mad rush

1

Kurihama

1

handing over; delivery (by hand)

2

sickbed

1

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

1

gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

1

tactician; strategist

1

Sakuma Shouzan (1811-1864)

2

Yoshida Shouin (1830.9.20-1859.11.21)

2

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

2

fuel and water; firewood and water; gathering firewood and drawing water; kitchen work; housework

1

pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply

1

recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

2

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

1

worn-out rice land

2

Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)

1

most favored nation treatment; most favoured nation status

2

Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion

1

conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)

8

small boat

1

sailor

1

returning home

1

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

1

form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon

1

one's way back; one's way home

1

amity treaty

1