law and order; discipline
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
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 or direct a person to
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
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
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
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
strict order; peremptory command
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to run around; to bustle about
spring day; spring sunlight
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter