shogun-authorized trading vessel (authorised)
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
occupation; calling; livelihood
even though; despite; notwithstanding
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
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
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
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
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
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
that kind; competition; match
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
as you see; as you can see
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
punishment; judgement; judgment
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul