in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
Madadayo!(No, Not Yet!) (film)
the same as something was reputed to be
Quanzhou (China); Chinchew
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
girl; young (unmarried) woman
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
neighboring village; neighbouring village
not long has passed since ...
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
to work hard; to make an effort
now that; since; as long as; provided that
moneylending; moneylender
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
starting point; point of departure