magistrate; shogunate administrator
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to have the privilege of doing
to say; to be called; to do
drapery (e.g. cotton, hemp, etc., as opposed to silk); cloth
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
sad news; news of a death; death notice
condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament
person of high rank or income
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
at that time; in those days
town elder (Edo period); town leader; alderman