to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
greater-than mark (>); right angle bracket
peasant uprising (Edo period); peasants' revolt
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)
official notice; notification
childhood friend; old playmate
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
(historical) hereditary stipend
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
to arrest; to capture; to seize
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
one's last moments; hour of death
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
evil design; crafty plan; plot
ration; stipend; allowance
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)