cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
distress; anguish; mental suffering
oppression; tyranny; despotism
to own; to receive; to understand
one's own property; possessions
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
excellent plan; best policy
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
this occasion; at this time; now
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
agreement; stipulation; contract
one party; one faction; one clique
what sort of; what kind of; what way
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
audience (with a person of high standing)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to be manageable; to be able to handle