bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
payment to the government
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
money paid to the government
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
like this; in this way; as you see
twice; again; second time
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other
to tower over the surroundings
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
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; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
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
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
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose