escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
fertile; rich; productive
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
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
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
trio; gang of three; threesome
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to continue to rain or snow
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
study; diligence; discount; reduction
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
chair; stool; post; office; position
to make merry; to be festive
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
weather forecast; weather report
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
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
archipelago; group of islands