instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
social unrest; public anxiety
deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
manners; courtesy; etiquette
sick person; patient; invalid
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things
absence from work (school) due to mourning
mourning; period of mourning
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
personality; character; individuality; personhood
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
white stone; white (go pieces)
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
military science; strategy; tactics
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
Marubashi Chuuya (?-1651.9.27)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)