division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
ordinary citizen; the general public
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
24 hours; twenty-four hours
condition; figure; appearance; voice
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
while alive; during one's lifetime
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
unique; individual; original; unusual
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to be too late; to be too slow
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
abuse; misuse; perversion
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count