vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to hurry up; to press on; to hasten
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
clear writing; specification
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
distance across; diameter
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); sweet potato digger
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
very young; little; childish; immature
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
in the earth; in the ground; underground
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
accident; emergency; calamity
geta for wear in dry weather
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
to think (something) strange
battle standard raised next to the horse of a commander
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
allegiance; obedience; submission
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
proposal; proposition; suggestion
under control (e.g. of territory)