to administer the affairs of state
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
according to circumstances; depending on the state of things; according to how the situation develops
field horsetail (Equisetum arvense); common horsetail
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
imperial virtue; heavenly virtue; greatest virtue; highest virtue
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
acting shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties
to fight a battle; to have a fight
hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
powerful local clan; local strongman
to take charge during someone's absence
diligent; absorbed (in something)
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
(person treated as a) plaything
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)