device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
German silver; nickel silver; silver coinage imported to Japan during the late Edo and early Meiji periods
fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
title; index; heading; headline; caption
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
steamship; steamboat; steamer
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
sales; selling; marketing
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
adherence to the shogunate
various fiefdoms; various domains
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
friction; discord; strife
master; teacher; stable master
practice; practising; training; study
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
Boys' Festival paper-carp streamers
war; battle; match; game; competition
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to look attractive; to look nice
hidden meaning; symbolism; moral
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
high and low; rise and fall
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
Edo-period Shinto sect dedicated to the worship of Mt. Fuji
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
punch (drink); punch (tool)
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency