gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
constitution; rules; regulation
(words of) praise; eulogy
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
accession to the throne; enthronement
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
benevolent rule; moratorium on debts
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
curious; strange; unusual
potentiality; dormancy; latency
that; the matter in question
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
pressure; oppression; suppression
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
reality; actuality; hard fact
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
the direction of Kyoto; Kansai area; citizens of Kyoto; nobles
late Edo-period novelette about life in the red-light districts
name of a town; name of a street; name of a neighborhood
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
individual; one by one; separate; each
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)