Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo
Little Edo; town or neighbourhood with an old townscape reminiscent of Edo
bluish-violet; royal purple
type of faceted glass from Edo
true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo
Edo-style sushi (usu. nigirizushi)
to hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest; (lit.) to attack the Edo enemy in Nagasaki
widespread fires in Edo (often after earthquakes); (lit.) flowers of Edo
fires and fistfights are the flowers of Edo
standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm); Kanto-size tatami mat (approx. 176 cm by 88 cm)
double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity
Edo miso; type of miso produced in the Tokyo area since the Edo period (usu. low-salt and made with rice koji)
Edo chrysanthemum; variety of chrysanthemum originally cultivated in Edo; China aster (Callistephus chinensis)
to (try to) act like a big-shot
Iris ensata; Edo Japanese iris
saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus); estuarine crocodile
sharpnose sevengill shark (Heptranchias perlo)
Namiye's frog (Limnonectes namiyei)
Edo geisha; geisha living and working inside Edo (not one of the red-light districts on its outskirts)