poor or lowly masterless samurai
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
to repeat; to do something over again
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
certain; definite; clear; credible
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
justice; fairness; impartiality
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
absolutely; positively; decidedly
directly; in person; firsthand
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to have meaning; to be meaningful
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
impossible to do (although wants to)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged