Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
river; stream; River; the ... river
after a long time; for the first time in a while
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
power; authority; jurisdiction
cabinet (of a government); ministry
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
very young; little; childish; immature
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
control; management (e.g. of a business)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
go that far; to that extent
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
female high-school student
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to entertain; to make welcome
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance