loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
every street corner; every crossing
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
bravery; courage; heroism
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
overnight; since last night
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to apologize sincerely; to apologise sincerely
kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
delivering a message to the emperor
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
baseless rumor; baseless rumour; gossip; false report
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment; with each passing moment
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
one end; an end; part; fragment
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters