all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
radiant smile; contented smile
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
brown; light brown; tawny
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
as much as one can; as much as possible
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be conspicuous; to stand out
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable