local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
both (people); the two of them
kariginu; informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards; patterned kariginu (Edo period)
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
travellers' inn; stage inn
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
leaving everything up to someone else
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
with curious eyes; curiously
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
discovery; detection; finding
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
lightly roasted and salted salmon (Hokkaidō specialty); fish wrapped in bamboo leaves or straw for transport
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
plain; field; being outside the government; non-governmental sphere; private sector
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
body; physique; build; stature
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)