Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)this impure world (as opposed to the pure land) · feces; faeces

Noun(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native; Edokko

NounEdo period (1603-1868)

NounTokyo style

NounEdo dialect

NounEdo dialect

NounEdo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

Nountrue Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo

Noun(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'bluish-violet; royal purple

Nounstandard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm) · Kanto-size tatami mat (approx. 176 cm by 88 cm)

NounEdo chrysanthemum; variety of chrysanthemum originally cultivated in Edo · China aster (Callistephus chinensis)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verbto color; to colour; to paint · to touch up (by tracing the same image, letter, etc.)

NounEdo Bay

NounEdo-made ukiyo-e

NounEdo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate

Noundouble weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)

NounEdo dialect

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)widespread fires in Edo (often after earthquakes); flowers of Edo

Nounsharpnose sevengill shark (Heptranchias perlo)

Nounmap of Edo

NounEdo-style kabuki

NounEdo miso; type of miso produced in the Tokyo area since the Edo period; usu. low-salt and made with rice koji

NounRyukyuan mission to Edo

NounEdo geisha; geisha living and working inside Edo (not one of the red-light districts on its outskirts)

Nountemporary stay of a daimyo with his retainers and vassals in the Edo domain, under the Sankin-kōtai system during the Edo period

NounEdo-period atmosphere; old Edo charm; nostalgic ambiance of old Tokyo

NounEdo-style sushi (usu. nigirizushi)

NounIris ensata; Edo Japanese iris

Nountype of faceted glass from Edo

NounEdo-style kabuki

NounEdo Senke school of tea ceremony

NounEdogawa University

NounEdo-period literature

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbcare; looking after; help; assistance; aid · trouble; bother · good offices; recommendation; introduction

Nounmuscle; tendon; sinew · vein; artery · fiber; fibre; string

Nounwarrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai · person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

Noun, Noun, used as a suffixhan (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province

Nounkan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb) · kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period) · counter for pieces of sushi

Nounhighway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road · highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...) · subdistrict (in China)

Nounrecent past; recent times · early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)

NounGinza (district in Tokyo) · busy shopping district; bustling location · silver mint (Edo period)

Nounsmall private school (esp. for cramming) · private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)

Noundraft; draught; promissory note; bill · handprint · signed hand-print

Nounhandcuffs; manacles · confinement in chains (Edo-era judicial corporal punishment)

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbseppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment · seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

Nounlocal governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff · deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator

Nounfinely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince · hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; beating; person who strikes something · bashing; criticizing; attacking

Nounteahouse; (Edo period) rest stop · (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha · tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer