Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
our country; our land; one's own country
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
to take (be in) charge of
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
participation; joining; entry
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
underling; subordinate official
gift; present; tip; bribe
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); displaying (a Buddhist image); revealing (something that is supposed to remain hidden); opening (a gambling house); holding (a gambling party)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out