your company; your shrine
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
waxing and waning; phases of moon
exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood
sake brewer; sake brewery
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
village along a (large) river
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri
height of summer; hottest part of summer
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
armor and helmet (armour)
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
(wind or human-powered) warship