Spanish Armada; invincible armada
still (continuing); as ever; further
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
two (long cylindrical things)
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
completion of construction
setting sail; departure (from a port)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
armor and helmet (armour)
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
conquest; domination; mastery
position; location; base; point; site
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
courtesy call; courtesy visit
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)