to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
people close to the head man
retainer; retinue; servant
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
all over Japan; throughout Japan
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
area under direct control (of the shogun)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
in terms of; from the point of view of
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
disparate society; stratified society
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
line; queue; procession; matrix
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to lure someone; to entice someone
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem