attack; drive; advance; invasion
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
nutritional value; food value
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
proceeding to the capital
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
wintertime; winter season
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
revival; restoration; resuscitation