fields and rice paddies that have been abandoned and are no longer cultivated
having no special rank or title
Qiang (Chinese ethnic group)
do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)
false charge; slander; defamation
great mountain; large mountain
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
decapitated head of an enemy
dismissal (from a position); discharge
viceroy; governor-general
to ask; to enquire; to query
suppression; repression; subjugation
store; reserve; stock; savings
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
oppression; suppression; pressure
government official; clerk
imprisonment; incarceration
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
fields (of rice and other crops)
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
bribe; sweetener; douceur
patriarch; head of a family
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to be smeared; to be covered
to be intimate with; to befriend
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to become possible; to become able to (do)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)