inner citadel; core; center; centre
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to become completely chilled
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
the same place; that place
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
not caring; not giving a damn
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
very; much; greatly; a lot of
reason; logic; method; system; order
crop; yield; harvest; catch; take
previous generation; former ages
government service; the bureaucracy
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
imperial lands; shogun's demesne
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
agricultural land; farmland