the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, incl. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
other; another; over; more than; I; me
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
seventh day of the month; seven days
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
keep in mind; take note of; remember
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
townsfolk; resident (of a town); merchant
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy