sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
gray or silver haired (grey)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to take someone's life; to kill someone
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
imperial lands; shogun's demesne
area under direct control (of the shogun)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
execution; punishment; spanking
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender