Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
is something that; is that which
just a minute; small quantity
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to face; to go towards; to head towards