to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
every year; yearly; annually
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
feudal retainer or warrior
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to come and go; to go back and forth
people; men and women; each person; everybody
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage