obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
female court attendant; court lady
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
while; even though; despite
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to lose one's way; to get lost
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to chase; to run after; to pursue
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to do for (the sake of someone else)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain