(United States of) America; USA
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
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
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
time; hour; period; class
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to be needed; to be wanted
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound