(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
messenger; envoy; emissary
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
to own; to receive; to understand
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
Buddhism; Buddhist teachings
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
worldly affairs; everyday affairs; common cares; routine work; daily chores
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
Manji era (1658.7.23-1661.4.25)
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
rare; extraordinary; singular
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
returning to the service of one's master
journal; magazine; periodical
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
it is not (like that) either
remote island; distant island; punishment by exile to a remote island
sympathy; compassion; pity
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as