to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
favorite; favourite; habitually used
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
familism; the treatment of society (an organization) as a family
abolition of licensed prostitution
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
each prefecture; all prefectures
(licensed) red light district
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
missing someone; loathing to part
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
owner of a brothel or restaurant
tatami-mat room rented out for meetings, meals, etc.; place for assignations; (Edo-period) brothel
work; business; company; study