after a long time; for the first time in a while
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
meditation; contemplation
private residence or home
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
stop (bus, streetcar, etc.)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)