Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
smoothly; easily; readily
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to cease; to stop; to be over
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
100 percent; completely; fully