printed figures (on cloth or pottery)
acting as go-between; good offices
sailor; boatman; passenger
teachings conveyed by the gods
to ask for (e.g. a fee); to charge (a price); to accept (e.g. orders); to receive
finance reform; fiscal reconstruction
to grill again; to rehash
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
wandering; jobless; unemployed
archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)
person of high rank or income
land survey; cadastral survey
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
whether one wants to or not; without choice
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
kimono fabrics shop; draper
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
(personal) background check
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
insubordination; outlawry
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
large truck; semi-trailer
disciple; pupil; follower
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift