direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
unpaid taxes; arrears of taxes
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
overwhelming; overpowering; prevailing
accomplice; co-conspirator
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
Ministry of Justice (in Tang dynasty China)
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be related to someone by blood
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
admonition; warning; advising (against); reproof
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
shellfish; seashell; shell
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
political situation; political affairs
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
staying in the capital; staying in Tokyo
arrogant; insolent; overbearing
to listen to in an ecstasy
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
stingy; cheap; very frugal