custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
silence; stillness; quietness
domestic affairs; internal administration
exclusivism; exclusionism
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
news; word; tidings; omen
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to practice magic; to practise magic
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
disinheritance; disowning
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
commander; general; leader
work; business; company; study
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to