outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
long ago; a long time ago; already
wandering; jobless; unemployed
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
slight; insignificant; small
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to be worried about; to be concerned about
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
travel; traveler; traveller
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
chaff and bran; plain food; (arch.) worthless thing; (arch.) trifle
loyal retainer; loyal subject
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
can do; may do; be capable of doing
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
exposure to wind; severe criticism
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize