economic blockade; embargo
money; coin; dough; moolah; brass
never ceasing; never ending
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
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
the other day; some time ago; recently
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.)
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
important point; strategic position; key point
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
stranger; tramp; wanderer
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop