Tokugawa Ieharu (1737-1786), Shougun 1760-1786
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
first warbling heard in a New Year
morning soap opera; morning television serial
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
since our last meeting; since we parted
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius); dyer's safflower
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
reputation; public opinion
to keep a house; to run a household
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
as is habit; the way life normally is
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning