shogun-authorized trading vessel (authorised)
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus); long-tailed bushtit
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
only ...; no more than ...; a matter of
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
occupation; calling; livelihood
even though; despite; notwithstanding
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
weird; strange; mysterious
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
feudal retainer or warrior
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
show; exhibition; spectacle
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
extensive knowledge; erudition
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
that kind; competition; match