cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
quick work; (clever) feat
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
surroundings; environs; circumference
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
righteous indignation; patriotic lamentation; deploration
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
this world; this life; world of the living
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
such; like that; that sort of; very
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)