successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
bread baking machine; bread machine; bread maker
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
donation; presentation; gift
vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
to be smeared; to be covered
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
town elder (Edo period); town leader; alderman
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
imagination; supposition; guess
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)