crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
"bird-in-the-cage" children's game
copperplate engraving; etching
Kanda myoujin - shrine near Ochanomizu station, Tokyo
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
mountaineering club; mountain area
hitting the ball squarely; matching correctly (e.g. engaging a clutch)
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
flying bird; soaring bird
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
offense; offence; method of attack
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
buried gold; buried treasure
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
screen name; username; handle
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
children's song; nursery rhyme
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
new government; new administration
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)