deceased father; late father
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
slab with a haiku cut on it
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
national border; provincial border
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
inn; tavern; Edo period lodging for travellers
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
again; once more; a second time
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of