soon; shortly; before long
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
royal capital; imperial capital
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
area; region; district; locality
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation
to gather; to collect; to assemble
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
management; administration; operation
personal (employee); employed; retained
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
this (very thing); this precisely
honour; honor; glory; renown
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
(in) his way; peculiar to him
pride; dignity; self-respect
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack