criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
modern person; people of today
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
annals; chronicle; chronology
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to jest; to clown (around)
and; thereupon; because of that
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
pure sake; full-bodied sake; pure
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
personality; style; appearance
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor