lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to be a burden; to make trouble for someone
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to be started; to get underway
early on; earlier on; from early
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
summertime; summer season
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
ichibukin; Edo-period rectangular gold coin worth a quarter ryō
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
immediate follower (of the shogun)
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
tip of the tongue; speech; way of talking