crest of the Sanada clan (featuring six sen coins, trad. to pay for crossing the Sanzu River)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
just a minute; small quantity
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
seasoning; flavour; flavor
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
fat; tallow; lard; grease
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
economic; financial; fiscal
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
supply; supplying; replenishment
logistics; supply; communications
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
armed might; military power; the sword; force