portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
drawn dragon; painted dragon
adding eyes and other finishing touches to an animal painting
coincident with; while; simultaneously
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
roadside tree; row of trees
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
type of traditional Japanese conical hat
gaiters; leggings; puttees
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle