district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate
(national) capital (city); metropolis
tide; current; tendency; trend
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
emperor (of Japan); mikado
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
town; city; municipal; urban
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
rule; government; administration
forcibly; by force; against one's will
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
grandfather; male senior-citizen
deep inside; innermost place
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
secret; private; surreptitious
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to say; to be called; to do
not caring; not giving a damn
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
common people; ordinary people; masses
every year; yearly; annually
January; first month of the lunar calendar
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
all over Japan; throughout Japan
history; pedigree; lineage
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to gather; to collect; to assemble
13th day of the month; 13 days