misgovernment; misrule; bad government
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited