to remain; to stay (somewhere)
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
ethnic Chinese (living abroad, esp. with non-Chinese citizenship); overseas Chinese
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
license; permit; licence; certificate
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
ratification; confirmation
simply; merely; only; solely
limited; limiting; restrictive
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
along the river; riverside
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
example; illustration; precedent
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
free markets and open guilds; way of sitting on the ground with the sole of both feet pressed together
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
association; union; guild
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
dominion; territory; possession