surrounding country; neighboring villages
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
show; exhibition; spectacle
wounded person; injured person
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
viceroy; governor-general
common people; ordinary people; masses
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
six codes (constitution, civil code, criminal code, commercial code, code of civil procedure, code of criminal procedure); Compendium of Laws
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
beforehand; in advance; previously
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
suddenly disappears somewhere
to hide; to conceal oneself
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
protest; refutation; pleading
appearance; air; condition; state; form
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple