in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
place to go; place one can go
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
end; close; conclusion; termination
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to jar; to creak; to grate
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
east, west, south and north
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
commerce; trade; business
transactions; dealings; business
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
should do; ought to do; must do
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest