Japanese calendar;  Japanese imperial year
 which (of three or more);  well;  now;  c'mon
 use;  adoption;  acceptance;  appointment;  employment;  engagement
 endorsing and questioning the preceding statement;  lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
 such things as ...;  and ... and;  the minute (that) ...;  no sooner than ...;  be;  is;  o
 nonexistent;  not being (there);  unowned;  not had;  unique;  not;  impossible
 decision;  ruling;  award;  arbitration
 notice;  attention;  observation
 Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo);  Yedo
 (Edo-period) chief minister
 together with;  as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
 information;  news;  report;  reward;  retribution
 layer;  stratum;  class;  stratum;  sheaf;  counter for stories (of a building)
 desperate;  frantic;  excited;  worked up;  heated;  eager
 to become;  to get;  to result in;  to turn out;  to consist of;  to be composed of;  to be completed
 various fiefdoms;  various domains
 samurai;  warrior;  military family
 support;  backing;  aid;  assistance
 to be (of animate objects);  to exist;  to stay;  to be ...-ing;  to have been ...-ing
 world;  society;  life;  lifetime;  age;  era;  reign
 house;  residence;  family;  household;  lineage;  family name
 influence;  power;  might;  strength;  potency;  force
 to be complete;  to be all present;  to be equal;  to be uniform;  to gather;  to assemble
 to watch over;  to watch attentively
 and;  and then;  thus;  and now;  and finally
 above anything else;  above all;  more than anything;  best;  greatest;  excellent
 wild enthusiasm;  being crazy about
 to come near;  to let someone approach;  to bring near;  to bring together;  to deliver (opinion, news, etc.);  to send (e.g. a letter);  to let someone drop by
 curtain;  bunting;  act (in play)
 expectation;  anticipation;  prediction;  forecast;  conjecture
 to cross over;  to cross;  to pass through;  to exceed;  to surpass;  to be more (than)
 calendar;  calender (machine for flattening things)
 sales;  selling;  marketing