foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
skill; dexterity; proficiency
one's own property; possessions
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
starvation; famine; hunger
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
highest grade; superlative degree
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
management; administration; operation
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
taking part (in planning); participation
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to notify; to advise; to inform
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
each place; various places
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
interference; intervention; meddling
another thing; other things; another man's property
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring