suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to amuse oneself; to make merry
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
what's what; heads or tails
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
to be expensive; to be costly
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
carefree; free from worry
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace