square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
private land; privately-owned land
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
forfeiture (of assets); confiscation
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
urge; demand; importunity
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
settlement; solution; resolution
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fixed date; appointed day
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
lucky day; auspicious occasion
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
in advance; beforehand; previously
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
bed and food; eating and sleeping
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life