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
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 set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
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
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
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
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
rule; reign; peaceful times
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
again; once more; a second time
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
degenerate monk; corrupt priest
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
strict order; peremptory command