international trade; foreign trade; overseas trade
Kinoshita Toukichirō (1920.3.25-)
uninteresting; boring; not amusing; not fun
Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist uprising (Muromachi and Warring States periods)
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
merchant of death; arms dealer
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
skill; dexterity; master hand
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
styptic; stopping of bleeding
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)
considerably; fairly; quite
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
seasoning; flavour; flavor
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
relish; gusto; appreciation