to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
beginning; outset; first; onset
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
friction; discord; strife
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to be silent; to say nothing
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
cash bonus; reward; bounty
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
feudal estate; daimiate; fief; feoff; fee
decrease; reduction; decline
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
body; group; party; company; troupe
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
dismissal (from a position); discharge
number of persons; personnel
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
comparatively; relatively
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
limited time; limited-time offer
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
pardon; remission; amnesty