Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); being in the ascendant
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
difficult to read (e.g. obscure kanji)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
written language; literary language; classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to see through; to see the true nature of something
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
1000 ri; (a) long distance
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of