Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30); Genwa era
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
on countless occasions; many a time
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
very great; enormous; serious
whole nation; whole land; whole country
around the clock; day and night
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
forevermore; for eternity
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say