reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
ordinary person; unenlightened person
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
hooting; jeering; heckling
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
forevermore; for eternity
one's own property; possessions
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
to crush; to squash; to overpower; to beat; to crush
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
Nanjing (China); Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
to start; to begin; to commence
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
boiled and half-dried bonito
to show; to bare (the teeth)
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
gambling den; gambling house
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
dot; point; mark; gidayū musicians