feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
pomelo (Citrus maxima); shaddock
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
National Institute of Fruit Tree Science; NIFTS
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
discovery; detection; finding
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar)
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
January; first month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
hybridization; crossing; mixing
Ehime prefecture (Shikoku)
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
dated; date; fixed; external
gelling agent; gellatinizing agent; setting agent; gellant
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)