centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
huge rock; firmness; solidity
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
lessening; diminishing; reducing
political measures; policy
rule; reign; peaceful times
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
cut; reduction; curtailment
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
making paper umbrellas; overlaying an umbrella framework; paper umbrella maker
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
bare livelihood; subsistence
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
tradition; legend; folklore
finding employment; getting a job
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
income; receipts; revenue
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality