samurai and common people
authority; power; influence
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
one by one; one at a time; in turn
involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
unfairness; injustice; partiality
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
acting according to one's inclinations
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
good person; virtuous person
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
reason; cause; circumstances
Edo-period business taxes
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances