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)
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
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
going to the capital; working in a government office
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
pardon; remission; amnesty
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
first of all; first thing