loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
leading; guiding; commanding
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
early (days); initial stage; initial
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
consideration; taking into account
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
the Six Kingdoms (of China's Warring States period: Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Wei and Zhao); the six tree-derived incense varieties used in kōdō ceremonies
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
tendency; trend; inclination
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
retention; maintenance; preservation
to bring; to take; to bring about
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
duty; obligation; responsibility
going to serve one's lord; daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
high steward; grand master