three; three years of age
distinction; differentiation; classification
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
civilized person; civilized people
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
one day; (on) a certain day
Japanese person; Japanese people
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
river breaking through (its dikes)
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
income; receipts; revenue
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
enactment; establishment; creation
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
suddenly; all of a sudden
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
this and that; one thing or another
the shogunate period; the days of the shogunate regime
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue