without; unless; have to do
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
tobacco container (esp. a tobacco pouch)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
aid; help; assistance; support
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
mature woman; middle-aged woman
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
travelling alone; solitary journey
secret meeting; secret conference
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to come to the point; to touch on the point; to address the main points