dozens; scores of; decades
organs of the state; machinery of the state
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
calamity; disaster; misfortune
real experience; actual observations
inspection of police (by the prefectural chief of police)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to be handed down from generation to generation
traditional art; traditional performance art
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
(made of) stone; stone-built
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
front; frontage; facade; main
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
commandant; commanding officer; general
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to break the silence; to break one's silence
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly