(not) even once; (not) ever
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
underworld; underside of society
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
rope; cord; policeman's rope
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
succession to another's professional name
certain evidence; definite evidence
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
once upon a time; a long time ago
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
long (time that has passed); old (story)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
influence; clout; leverage
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
riskiness; (level of) danger
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof