congratulation; celebration
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
Japanese person; Japanese people
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
one machine; one aircraft; one life
one breath; chug!; drink!
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
how; in what way; by what means
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error