wax myrtle (Myrica rubra); asian bog myrtle
economic blockade; embargo
cotton cloth; cotton material
money; coin; dough; moolah; brass
never ceasing; never ending
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
speed of a boat; draft; draught
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
favourable wind; favorable wind
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
the other day; some time ago; recently
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
haughty; holding one's head high
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
control; management; supervision
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
important point; strategic position; key point