peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
Nishijin silk fabrics; Nishijin brocade
to entreat; to request earnestly
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
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
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group