crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
Kanda myoujin - shrine near Ochanomizu station, Tokyo
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
mountaineering club; mountain area
hitting the ball squarely; matching correctly (e.g. engaging a clutch)
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
flying bird; soaring bird
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
offense; offence; method of attack
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
new government; new administration
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
deposit; payment; money received; money due
named after; associated with; connected with
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to form a pair; to pair up
growth period (in children)
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot