thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
here and there; in places
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to be conspicuous; to stand out
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
polish; grinding; sharpening
correction; rectification; mending; repair
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
political measures; policy
free markets and open guilds (policy enacted by daimyo in the Azuchimomoyama Period (1573-1598) that weakened the strict regulations surrounding business establishment in market places and important cities, allowing new businesses to open in Joka-machi market places)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
revolutionary; child of the revolution; man of revolutionary temperament
such; this sort of; like this
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current