best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
cookware; cooking utensil
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
pomelo (Citrus maxima); shaddock
pomelo (Citrus maxima); shaddock
Rutaceae (citrus family of plants)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
pomelo (Citrus maxima); shaddock
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
National Institute of Fruit Tree Science; NIFTS
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
discovery; detection; finding
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar)