to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
the very image of health itself; picture of health
for the first time in one's life
of course; certainly; naturally
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
genuine; authentic; true; real
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
being on duty; person on duty
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to beat time; to mark time
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
(social) class; rank; grade
special promotion (in rank or grade)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties