running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
feudal retainer or warrior
upper part; upper region; region above
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
from the area (e.g. person or goods); local trader; local merchant; street tough; hoodlum controlling a territory (e.g. red light district, amusement area)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
100,000; hundred thousand
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
1,000,000; one million; million; many
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
merchant guild entrusted by the shogunate to manage its respective trade (Edo period)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
place; situation; position; location
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
wherein; therein; thereinto
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
cannot be compared with; no match for