Japanese person; Japanese people
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
at that time; in those days
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
man; male; masculine gender
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
wedded life; married life
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
like that; that way; thus
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons