to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to show up; to appear; to turn up
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
royal capital; imperial capital
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to choose as one's capital; to have as one's capital
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to keep (a person) waiting
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into