to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
in one's own way or style
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to breathe out; to exhale
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
middle period; medium-term
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to play a leading role; to play a central part
famous jewel; exquisite stone
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding