the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
ingredient; component; composition
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
Dordrecht (The Netherlands)
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
completion of construction
magazine; journal; periodical
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
cattleman; raising cattle
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
personal history; background; career
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
having not the slightest idea
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
independent state; independent nation
sovereign; ruler; head of state
fortress; stronghold; citadel
form of government; system of government; polity
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
international trade; international trading
trading company (esp. a Japanese outpost of a foreign firm); trading house; firm; factory