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
(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)
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)
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
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
to take advantage of an opportunity
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
beauty of style; beauty of form
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)