hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
tide; current; tendency; trend
Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)
error; mistake; slip; bug
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to say; to be pleased to say
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
family; relatives; dependents; household
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
no!; no no!; no, not at all
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made