urban areas; the streets; town; city
exceedingly; extremely; dearly; most of all; above all else
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to overdo; to do too much
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
such; this sort of; like this
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
major incident; major happening; big scandal
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
form; shape; figure; visage
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
audience (with a person of high standing)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to take over; to hand over
time (three times, each time, etc.); times