chief vassal; senior statesman
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
idle and incompetent; accomplishing nothing significant nor being capable of doing so; lacking the talent to do anything but idle away one's time
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
much less; to say nothing of
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
moment's leisure; free minute
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
how long; how much; to what extent
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
decline; one's declining fortunes; decay
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
using one's arm for a pillow
to investigate; to consider; to plan; to pat; to rub; to take a sword in one's hand
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
condition; state (of health); appearance