to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
each place; various places
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
false news; canard; fabricated news story; misinformation; fake news
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
elegance; taste; refinement
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
calamity; misfortune; disaster
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to face on; to look out on to
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
bet; wager; stake; gamble
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
second day of the month; two days
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
political situation; political affairs
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to play a central role; to take a leading part
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
priest soldier; warrior monk
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to take advantage of an opportunity
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way