rice tax (ritsuryo system); rice levy; tax on rice fields; annual tribute; annual tax
one's person; around one's person
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
keeping house; being confined to one's house
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
overlooking; turning a blind eye
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
it hasn't been long since
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
decision; determination; resolution
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
from outside; from the side
leader; authority; mainstay