Meanings

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo)

Edo period (1603-1868)

inlet

to (try to) act like a big-shot

the public

Yangtze River (China)

inlet

Yangtze River (China)

canal

Yangtze and Yellow rivers

rivers and mountains

(on the) bank of a large river

village along a (large) river

Tokyo style

muddy inlet or creek

to hit someone where they least expect it

riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)

Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

Edo-period literature

(true) Tokyoite