Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
what is called; what they call; so-called
Hōreki era (1751.10.27-1764.6.2)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
overthrow of the shogunate
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces