in order to do; for the purpose of doing
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
going through; going via; going by way of
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
for the first time in one's life
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
land near a castle; castle town
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
common people; ordinary people; masses
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
... (years old) this year
-less; lacking; non-existing
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
infancy; childhood; tender age