peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
company (i.e. business); company (i.e. group of friends)
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
Nishijin silk fabrics; Nishijin brocade
to entreat; to request earnestly
Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics
(army unit of) conscripted farmers
question; inquiry; asking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to bring along; to accompany
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
Parkes (Australia); Parks; Parkus
tea plantation; tea field
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes