quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing
low rank; humble station; obscurity
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
one's (official) authority; power
decision; ruling; judgement; judgment
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
wife and children; (arch.) wife
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate