to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
fish skin with a granular texture, esp. shark and stingray; rough ceramic glaze (like sharkskin); rough enamel
integration (e.g. social); mixing; penetration
travel agent; travel agency
errand runner; messenger (Azuchi-Momoyama period); patroller; minor official (Edo period)
(having experienced) many battles
dyeing; printing; blue and white ceramics (china, porcelain)
foreign ship (esp. of Spanish and Portuguese ships arriving from the south prior to the Edo period)
moxa; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; lewd man; lecher
to set aside one's interests
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
Chinese goods; imported goods; (arch.) secondhand goods; (arch.) old furniture
panels, planks or plating on the hull of a ship or aircraft
to make a thundering sound; to make roar
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
(a person's) family background; lineage
beginning; clue; starting point
refined taste; elegant pursuits
immediate follower (of the shogun)
leather-soled sandals (geta)
lucky day; auspicious day
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
god of death; death deity; Death
insanity; an insane person
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)