great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
grand ceremony; state ceremony; important law; legal canon
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
thick makeup; heavy makeup
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)