highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
wooden building; wooden architecture
historic; historical; traditional
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
searching for someone; search for a missing person
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
dry riverbed; river beach
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
internal organs; viscera; intestines
transactions; dealings; business
creation; generation; formation; derivation
fluent (in a language); flowing
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal