congratulation; celebration
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
command; control; commander
brigadier general; commodore
Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to thrust before; to thrust at
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
start; beginning; first step; clue
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
modern civilization; modern world
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
armed might; military power; the sword; force
Japanese person; Japanese people
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
new and old; incoming and outgoing
major powers of the world; great powers
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward