mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(national) capital (city); metropolis
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
small number; few; minority
error; mistake; slip; bug
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
when it becomes; when it comes to
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
simultaneous; all at once
powerful person; influential person
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
(political) power; authority; influence
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
sale; sales; selling; marketing
to arrest; to apprehend; (arch.) to call; (arch.) to summon
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
... years old; age (of) ...