center; centre; metropolis
southeastern part; the southeast
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
every year; yearly; annually
boasting of one's strength
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
article; news story; report; account
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
being left out; being ostracized
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
method of bringing up; method of raising
patient; unhurried; leisurely
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
penny (monetary unit); pence
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
3000; three thousand; many