profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)
glossy black (hair); (lit.) color of a crow with wet feathers
feudal decree; edict by a daimyo
previous ruler; ancestors
father of one's country; father of the nation
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
(Edo-period) chief minister
insubordination; outlawry
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
when; at what moment; what time
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
first cry of a newborn baby
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)