limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
fires and fistfights are the flowers of Edo
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.; ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
established (certain) fact
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
Tokugawa Ietsuna (1641.9.7-1680.6.4), Shougun 1651-1680
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
castle tower; keep; donjon
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
to die by drowning; to drown
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
this institution; the main institution
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
large circle; great circle
Fire Tiger (3rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
character; disposition; spirit; temperament
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish