imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
devotion; attachment; infatuation
driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
rule; reign; government; governing
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
intelligence or information network
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to stretch; to extend; to gain influence; to become stronger; to go further; to extend one's journey; to smooth out
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
small fraction; small proportion
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations