to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
court physician (of the Shōgun and his household, Edo period)
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
smallpox vaccination; inoculation against smallpox
to go to; to visit; to call on
additional printing (esp. of books, etc.); additional run
state of lethargy; absolute bewilderment; daze; mental numbness
lightheadedness; disorientation; wobbliness; staggering
preventive measure; precautionary measure
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
traitor (to one's country); quisling
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
point of an argument; drift of an argument
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
occasional; infrequent; rare
disciple; pupil; follower
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this