island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
political offence; political offense
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
action of making something; -ification
good; goodness; right; virtue
pre-war days; before the war
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to pass by (time); to hit too much
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
good-natured person; nice person
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
one-sided; partial; unfair
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
being imprisoned; being sent to prison
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
food and drink; eating and drinking
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement