recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
administrator of a manor; village headman (Edo period)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
to raise (hoist) a flag; to raise an army; to start a new business
reform; reformation; reorganization
organizational capability; organisational capability
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
guardian; protector; patron; parent
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
farming; agriculture; cultivation
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state