(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
distilled liquor; spirits
all; entire; whole; altogether
jade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)
rice tax (ritsuryo system); rice levy; tax on rice fields; annual tribute; annual tax
to capture a silver general; to desilverize; to desilverise
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to throw at; to turn; to raise
doing whatever one pleases
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
supply; provision; raising; procurement
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)