somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
keeping quiet; taking no measures
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
court (of law); courtroom
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
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
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
acquaintance; appreciative friend
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
before the gate; in front of the gate
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
description; describing; depicting
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics
development; exploitation
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest