greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
ruler and ruled; master and servant
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
farmland; rice field or paddy
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
protest; refutation; pleading
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
too much; excessively; too
egoism; egotism; selfishness
offensive (movement); aggression
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to lose face; to disgrace oneself
military authorities; army circles
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
1000 ri; (a) long distance
region; limits; stage; level
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)