(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); chloride
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
wintry mountain; mountain that is popular for climbing in winter
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
moderate; proper; just right
grave maintenance; grave keeper
to have medicine be effective
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
having two horses draw (e.g. a carriage); two-horse-drawn carriage
carrying pole; shoulder pole; milkmaid's yoke
one-year-old; one year old
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
negotiating a lower price; negotiate a discount; price negotiation
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to peddle (goods); to hawk
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to stay calm; to keep cool
leased territory; foreign concession
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)