war; fighting; fierce competition
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
form of government; system of government; polity
(Edo-period) town magistrate
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
office organization; office organisation; management; managerial post
just because; even if; even though
surviving custom; holdover influence
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
travelling alone; solitary journey
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to leave something as it is
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
completion of construction
nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment