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Historical term

cargo ships that sailed the Japan Sea during the Edo period

Historical term; Military

fire balloon (experimental weapon launched by Japan during World War II); balloon bomb

Historical term

ship used in Japanese missions to Ming dynasty China

Historical term

foreign trade by authorized Japanese ships (early Edo period)

Historical term

ship used by the Ryūkyū Kingdom to transport diplomatic envoys to China

Historical term

maritime merchant (Edo and Meiji periods); shipping agency

Historical term

semi-Western, semi-Japanese wooden sailing boat, popular during the latter half of the Meiji period and the Taisho period

Historical term

galley (ship)

Rare term

lifting a boat out of the water

type of fast military boat used from the Warring states period until the Edo period

ship pulled up on a beach; stranded ship

red seal ship; shogunate-licensed trading ship

Colloquial

foreign ship (originally only of Dutch ships, but later referring to all foreign ships)

Chinese ship

boat reserved for nobles

pleasure boat

wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa

paddle steamer

fishing boat

Rare term

composite vessel construction (wood, iron, etc.)