upper reaches of a river; upstream
reply (to a letter); response; answer
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
information; news; report; reward; retribution
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
prodigal son; wastrel son; son of loose morals
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
southern part; the south (of a region)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
unloading (a ship); landing
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
gifts given to or received by a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
product; produce; result; fruit
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter