English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
family which supports a temple; parishioner
responsibility; duty; obligation
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
true heart; inner feelings
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
tottering; staggering; reeling
council; conference; consultation
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
the five commissioners (administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
wild rose; bramble; briar patch; obstacle; source of difficulty
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
enemy territory; hostile place
wearing oneself out with work
longstanding desire or goal
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
offender; criminal; culprit
roadside prohibition-edict boards
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
defense; defence; guard; policing; security