stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
entertainment; amusement; fun
traveling while deliberately not paying a fare (travelling)
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
(whether at) peace or at war; in peacetime and at war; order and chaos
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
hot and cold; summer and winter
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
loyal retainer; loyal subject
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
broad street; main street; avenue; boulevard
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
more than ... years; -odd years
the four social classes (of Edo-period Japan; samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
congratulation; celebration
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner); to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give someone the brown-eye
27th day of the month; 27 days
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
4th day of the month; four days