tea plantation; tea field
3000; three thousand; many
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to take charge during someone's absence
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
dense (vegetation); thick; prominent; popular; gloomy (mood)
since then; from that time; ever since
scattered; separated; dispersed
entering the service of a daimyo
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
copying (by hand); transcribing
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to need; to demand; to take; to require
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
English (language); British English
Diplomorpha sikokiana (species of flowering plant); paper made from the fibre of this plant
notebook; account book; register
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in great haste
this and that; one thing or another
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
shades of evening; dead of night
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
study; diligence; discount; reduction
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump