stencil dyeing produced with various shades of indigo
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
consultation; question; enquiry; inquiry
going to serve one's lord; daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
thin bedding; hard bed; bedding worn flat and hard by usage
person of strong constitution unexpectedly falling ill; sickness of a stout man; (lit.) the devil getting sunstroke
audience (with a person of high standing)
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii)
rice cultivation; rice farming
knowledge applied to evil purposes
to miss out on going; to fail to go
exemplar; model; example; pattern
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
going to the capital; working in a government office
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
thrifty; frugal; economical
nobleman's illegitimate child
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
to split; to be split; to splinter
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
pardon; remission; amnesty
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen