(not) even once; (not) ever
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
chalk (mineral); white wall
still (continuing); as ever; further
outermost region of the castle
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
to rebuild; to reconstruct
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
Meireki era (1655.4.13-1658.7.23)
government forces; government troops
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
lately; recently; nowadays