keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
employer's house; master's house
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
suppression; repression; subjugation
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
government official; public official
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
great numbers; numerical superiority
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to commit a crime; to do evil
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to palm off; to force a sale
as discussed previously; as mentioned above
to become well-known; to become common knowledge; to become famous; to be on everyone's lips
sidelocks; hair at the temples
persons organized into gangs and wearing flashy clothes, who styled themselves as "chivalrous men" (Edo period)
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company