advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to be started; to get underway
early on; earlier on; from early
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
summertime; summer season
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
trading company (esp. a Japanese outpost of a foreign firm); trading house; firm; factory
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
ichibukin; Edo-period rectangular gold coin worth a quarter ryō
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
restricted; confined; unfree
immediate follower (of the shogun)
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
tip of the tongue; speech; way of talking
to fret (esp. of a young child); to be fretful; to be peevish
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to be astonished; to be amazed
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes