left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
east, west, south and north
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
Galapagos (island chain); Sharp brand of e-readers and mobile phones
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
society; public; community; social studies
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
secret; private; surreptitious
decision; determination; resolution
great difference; big difference; wide margin
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life