background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to tumble down; to roll down
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
with a start; with a jump
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
change of schedule; schedule change
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
clanging; empty; deserted