escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to set on fire; to ignite
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
financial power; financial means; wealth
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to employ; to hire; to engage
nobleman's illegitimate child
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
gradually; little by little; step by step
calming down; quieting down
system; organization; organisation; architecture
in succession; one by one
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
this (very thing); this precisely
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
crown; diadem; bottle cap
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
troubled times; turbulent times
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
peace talks; peace negotiations
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
aforementioned; above-mentioned
commencing with; including
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself