good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
Water Dog (59th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1922, 1982, 2042)
poppy seed; pinhead-like; small as ants
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
connection; link (on a web page)
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
becoming a lordless samurai
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
to arrest; to capture; to seize
repeatedly; several times; many times
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
maritime; marine transportation
armor and helmet (armour)