ago; since; before; previous
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
ten; 10; ten years of age
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to face; to go towards; to head towards
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
calamity; disaster; misfortune
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
agricultural community; farm village; rural
requisition; commandeering; conscription
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
employment (long term); hire
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
(political) power; authority; influence
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces