artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
beautiful woman; pretty girl
inn; tavern; (arch.) basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; (arch.) basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
bed and food; eating and sleeping
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
hairdresser; hairdressing
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
The Nonpareil Kitchen (nickname for Osaka); The Kitchen of the Nation
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
passing through without stopping; passing by
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
to bring up under one's personal care
sales promotion; hard selling
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
karma from a previous existence
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances