to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
appeal made directly to a senior official without going through formalities
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
caller; visitor; company; guest
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
terrified; horrified; panicked
human nature; human heart; human spirit; public feeling; people's sentiments
respect (epistolary usage)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use