small businessman; petty trader
town elder (Edo period); town leader; alderman
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
banknote; bill; note; paper money
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
moment by moment; hour by hour
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
wandering; jobless; unemployed
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
permanent staff; permanent employee; service for a fixed period of time; (arch.) daimyo or feudal retainer who lived and/or served in Edo for a fixed period of time (Edo period)
number of (large) animals
official announcement; proclamation
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
to be in complete attendance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to bring; to take; to bring about
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
indiscreet; thoughtless; absurd; laughable; disdaining; belittling
practice; practising; training; study
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place