favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
distant place; faraway location; far away
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
floriculture; flower gardening; floriculturist
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
business ability; business acumen
potting soil; planting mix; compost
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
delicate flavor; subtle feeling; subtlety; delicacy
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse