how; in what way; how about; questionable
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
having said that; on the other hand
cruelty; hard-heartedness
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
clearing one's throat; cough
along; parallel to; in accordance with
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be fated to; be linked by fate
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
I see; that's right; indeed
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
like this; this sort; this way
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque