direct appeal; direct petition
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
agreement; stipulation; contract
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
low tone; bass; low voice
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
to talk (someone) down; to argue (someone) into silence
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
stepwise; one step at a time
haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised; ultra vires
land-tax rate during the Edo period (the government took 60 percent of the year's rice crop and the farmers kept 40 percent)
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
intelligence; intellect; brains
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord