to keep (someone) at a distance
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
younger scholar; future reference
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
many; numerous; various; large number of
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
former years; formerly; a few years ago
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar
Island; insula; island; islet
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
if it is the case that ...
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
reason; cause; history; origin
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
ration; stipend; allowance
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
slender rope that goes through the hole in a coin; string of coins (usu. 100 mon)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
two classes; double; two sets
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
grinding miso; flattery; flatterer; monk
manager; steward; factotum; useful person