lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to be plump; to be chubby
to look attractive; to look nice
drinking place; bar; izakaya
Fushimiinaritaisha (in Kyoto)
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)
commencing with; including
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
customer traffic; customers; custom
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
roller coaster; coaster (small mat for drinks); coaster brake
handmade object; craftwork; handmade
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
chief brewer at a sake brewery
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
older brother and younger sister