to know each other; to exchange vows; to love each other
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
the shogunate (administration)
reform; reformation; reorganization
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
late Edo-period novelette about life in the red-light districts
discipline; punishment; reprimand
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
passing (an examination); making the grade
serious look (on one's face); straight face
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
oral instruction or teaching or method
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
king (of the senior player)
old chronicle; old record
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
multitude of colors; multitude of colours
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
fame; reputation for ability
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
entrustment; leaning against; propping up
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster