to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
one by one; one after another; successively
estimate (of costs); budget
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to discuss; to talk together
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
one thin flat object; one sheet
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
in addition; besides this; twice
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
audience (with a person of high standing)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
good; goodness; right; virtue
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to press a question; to cross-examine
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair