pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler; pioneer; founder; originator
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
secretary (government); director; chief
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
distinction; differentiation; classification
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
moderately wealthy person
investment; contribution; financing
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)
rebellion; great uprising
burning earth, e.g. for sterilization and converting compost
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
leaving (fleeing) the capital
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
performing arts; accomplishment (in performing arts)
arts; crafts; handicrafts
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
hometown; rural township (of China)
armaments; military preparations
traditional incense-smelling ceremony
carving; engraving; sculpture
master craftsman; skillful worker
master; masterhand; maestro
gathering spot; center; centre