apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ruler's orders; master's orders
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
morality; moral principles
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
stagnation; hindrance; delay
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
with a start; with a jump
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
one by one; in detail; minutely
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
immediate follower (of the shogun)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
to remember; to keep in mind
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
that's the way it is; such is life
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale