jpdb beta

blue sky

2

ominous cloud

3

concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling

2

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

3

existence; possession; having; limited company

2

Japan

65

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

10

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

6

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

that is; namely; i.e.

6

Russia

1

east

3

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

4

Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

1

and; as well as

3

Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)

1

foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

1

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

1

warship; battleship

3

Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

2

entry into port; arriving in harbor

1

discourtesy; lawlessness

1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

1

(United States of) America; USA; US

7

envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission

1

Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri

1

arriving in Japan; visiting Japan

1

return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation

1

same country; same province; the (said) country

1

first time; first; initial

2

consul general

1

snell (fishing); leader; trace; cast

1

worn-out rice land

1

taking up a new post

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

3

coercive; overbearing

1

shogunate official

1

samurai and common people

1

consternation; falling into a panic; fluster; confusion; dismay; discomfiture

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

3

disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)

1

commerce; trade

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1

Imperial Court

2

bakufu; shogunate

4

opinion; view; comment

5

difference; discrepancy; variation

1

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

1

member of shogun's council of elders

1