short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
curious; strange; unusual
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
the ways of the world; human nature
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
girl; lass; young thing; chick
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to govern; to manage; to subdue
area under direct control (of the shogun)
northwestern part; the northwest
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
preference; priority; precedence
tendency; trend; inclination
to pile up; to accumulate
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)