(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
going to serve one's lord; daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
residence; abode; dwelling
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to be moderate of; to save; to curtail
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
intention; idea; inclination; wish
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
just because; even if; even though
already; now; no longer; not any more
internment; detainment; detention
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
restraint; restriction; control; check
addition; increase; Canada
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
suited to the occasion; expedient; ad hoc
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
bad habit; evil practices
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
procrastinatingly; dillydallying
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
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
lamentation; deploring; admiration; praise
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)