harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
heading; headline; index; headword
motive power; driving force
vice; immorality; corruption
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
censorship; inspection; examination
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
prejudice; bias; distorted view
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
(doing something) in tears
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
festival; feast; carnival
calming down; quieting down
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
stop (on a trip); destination
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
journey; route of a journey
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to be overcome with emotion
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
modesty; humility; being humble
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)