et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
prompt; immediate; in real time
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
(religious) faith; belief; creed
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
government service; the bureaucracy
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
magistrate; shogunate administrator
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)