(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
Satchō Alliance; 1866 alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
in the meanwhile; during the time
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to rebuild; to reconstruct
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...