fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
extermination; annihilation
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
overlooking; turning a blind eye
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
police; police officer; police station
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
adherence (to custom, tradition)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
how many people; a number of people
anyone; any person; whoever
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
speaking of ...; as for ...