quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
confused; inconsistent; incoherent; patchy
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
woman's hairstyle (Edo period) (made popular by a Yoshiwara prostitute called Katsuyama)
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
lazybones; lay-about; good-for-nothing; idler
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
high spirits; boastful talk
quick-tempered; impatient
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to join forces; to cooperate
(together) with; -wide; including
wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place
to carry something into a place
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still