mobilization; mobilisation
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
line; queue; procession; matrix
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
Japanese person; Japanese people
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
(social) position; status
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
presence (impressive quality)
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
leading actor; star actress; top-billed performer
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
cross; crossed; cruciform
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
meanwhile; in the meantime
to attempt; to test; to try out
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to go into labor; to go into labour
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
ten; 10; ten years of age
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of