government office; agency; board
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
young master; son of a high-ranking person
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
when it becomes; when it comes to
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
open field; empty lot; plain
at once; there and then; immediately
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
European style; Occidental
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly