traditional; conventional
oppression; tyranny; despotism
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to take advantage of an opportunity
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to attack; to assault; to assail
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
dozens; scores of; decades
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
bell or gong used to signal soldiers
disturbance; riot; mayhem
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
with hands in pockets; idleness
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to rank with; to rank among
small, deep dish; dice cup
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to notify; to advise; to inform
standing in a group; standing up in unison