koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
one thin flat object; one sheet
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
jumping; jump (e.g. in prices); rashness; rash person
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
much less; to say nothing of
becoming a lordless samurai
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
such; this sort of; like this
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
I appreciate your efforts
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)