immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
government service; official position; civil service
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
powerful family; powerful clan
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
worldly affairs; ways of the world
praise and censure; public criticisms
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
young retainer; young samurai
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
correction; revision; amendment
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
servant; manservant; menial
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)