to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
headquarters (on the battlefield); direct retainer of a shogun (Edo period); shogunal vassal; hatamoto
immediate vassal (of the shogun; Kamakura and Muromachi periods); low-ranking vassal (of the shogun; Edo period)
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
situation; developments; outcome
to come to (a serious state); to reach
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
law and order; (official) discipline
strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
connection; link; relationship
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university