when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
looking away; looking aside
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
remote mountain; mountain recesses
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
leading person; foremost figure
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
magistrate; shogunate administrator
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
self-righteousness; self-justified
trust; confidence; credence
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
(political) power; authority; influence
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to neglect; to ignore; to slight; to be indifferent to
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
use; utilization; utilisation; application
misconduct; misbehaviour; impropriety; profligacy
looking on; remaining a spectator
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely