misgovernment; misrule; bad government
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
hooting; jeering; heckling
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to stop walking; to pause
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
common people; ordinary people; masses
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
ronin; masterless samurai
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
look!; there!; here!; that is
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
of course; certainly; naturally
residing; living; dwelling
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn