family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
an excuse; however; nonetheless
wrong idea; delusion; indiscretion; false step; misstep
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
anxiety (about the future)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
March; third month of the lunar calendar
member of shogun's council of elders
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
unconditionally; as a rule
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock