lower region; lower part; region below
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
association; union; guild
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
both hands; both arms; ten
in order; in turn; one by one
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer
the lower classes; the common people
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
predicament; difficult situation
predicament; difficult situation
to ask; to enquire; to query
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
particulars; details; specified items
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
sharp increase; sudden rise
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
March; third month of the lunar calendar
various families; various schools of thought
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
one person; another name; nickname; alias
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
February; second month of the lunar calendar
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
as before; as ever; as it was originally
order (for an item); request; demand; condition