another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to thrust down; to push off
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
here and there; everywhere
prohibition; ban; embargo
at once; there and then; immediately
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to be hit (by a typhoon, earthquake, etc.); to be struck (by); to suffer (a calamity); to meet (with misfortune)
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
resignation; acceptance; consolation
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
Confucianist; Confucian (scholar)
Dazai Shundai (1680.11.5-1747.7.7; Confucian scholar)
(written) work; book; writings
place by the lamp; area under the lamp
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really