traffic; coming and going; highway
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
requisition; commandeering; conscription
to complete decisively; to do to completion
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
entreaty; appeal; petition
old person; old-fashioned person
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to participate; to take part; to engage in; to be involved
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
that is to say; so that means
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
serious; not joking; straight
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to govern; to manage; to subdue
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to rank next to; to come after
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use