instead; but (on the other hand)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
catch (fishing); bag (hunting); haul
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
commerce; trade; business
crawling on the ground; shuffling on one's knees; cripple
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
making a living; means of living; livelihood
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
occupation; calling; livelihood
to live; to reside; to inhabit
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
(not) in the least; (not) at all
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
the same rank; equality; apposition
to act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)
aborted, stillborn or miscarried foetus (fetus); (arch.) newborn baby
going to serve one's lord; daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
to order; to command; to appoint
requisition; commandeering; conscription
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
assertion; declaration; affirmation
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
validity; verification; propriety
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping