disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
urban areas; the streets; town; city
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
small number; few; minority
kimono and ancient head-dress
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryō period)
especially; particularly; above all; most of all; more than anything else
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
every street corner; every crossing
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
bravery; courage; heroism
as planned; according to plan
miraculous fountain; fountain in the grounds of a shrine
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
overnight; since last night
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to apologize sincerely; to apologise sincerely
kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); mon; traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm); letter; character
delivering a message to the emperor
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)