which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to have an idea; to have a clue
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
having a small bladder; having an overactive bladder
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
last days; the end; one's fate
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
departure; leaving; going away; recession
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
town; city; municipal; urban
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
go that far; to that extent
system; institution; organization; organisation
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
difference; disparity; gap
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop