three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
but; even so; still; that said
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
town girl; girl raised in a town
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
wood (for building); lumber; timber
design; idea; conception; plan
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
maritime transport; shipping
Nanban trade; Japanese trade with Spain and Portugal (1543-1641)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); chili pepper; nanban
connection; link; relationship
to increase; to add to; to augment
stable supply; reliable supply
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral