request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
poly-; polyethylene; police; polyphonic
motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped
direct connection; direct link
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
troubled times; turbulent times
to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
process; course; mechanism
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to differ; to vary; to disagree
temple; monk's quarters; monk
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
comparatively; relatively
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience