to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to prostrate oneself before
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
healthy; sound; wholesome
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
thoroughly; through and through
covered with; stained; smeared
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
valuable article; valuables
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period