period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
at that time; in those days
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
without; unless; have to do
simply put; putting it simply; in short
how much; how many; to what extent
people; citizens; subjects; folk
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
money tree; gold mine; cash cow; jade plant (Crassula ovata); money plant
government; administration; statesmanship
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
several hundred; hundreds (of)
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
price; cost; value; worth; value
the front; honest; upright; decent
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty); Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate