skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
interior; inside; internal
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
capable of anything; liable to do
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
reply (to a letter); response; answer
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
interrogation; hearing; trial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
outside of; not covered by
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
confiscation of property (Edo period)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to become pale; to turn pale
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
immediate follower (of the shogun)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
selfishness; selfish motive
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
too much; excessively; too
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous