fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
daimyo's main Edo mansion
daimyo's spare residence or emergency refuge; residence of a daimyo's successor
daimyo's residence on the outskirts of Edo; daimyo villa
residence; housing; residential building
town; city; municipal; urban
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; consumer (in a food chain)
financial world; business circles
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
reform; reformation; reorganization
focusing on; paying attention to; observation; perception; taking notice of
the shogunate (administration)
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
early on; earlier on; from early
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
one after another; in rapid succession; without reservation; without hesitation; tramping; stomping
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
public servant; government official
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
governor-general; governor; viceroy
coastal defense; coastal defence
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to trample; to crush underfoot