to keep (a person) waiting
plump ears (large, fleshy earlobes), said to bring good fortune
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
finely chiseled (features)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
prescribed form (of writing); format
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
sword; blade; single stroke
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
several people; a few people
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures