funazushi; old-style fermented crucian carp sushi
Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus); Japanese blue crab
main course (of a formal meal); extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)
acidic drink made from fermented milk (cow, sheep, mare; one of the five flavors in Buddhism)
pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)
man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; lewd man; lecher
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus, esp. referring to an adult); Japanese sea bass
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
refined taste; elegant pursuits
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
immediate follower (of the shogun)
original idea; originality
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
seasoning with salt; amount of salt