one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
few decades; many decades; several decades
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
inner-city area; city center
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
square metre; square meter
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
originally; by nature; from the start
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
under the orders of; by order (command)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
three; three years of age
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal