property; fortune; assets
to pluck; to pick; to tear
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
personal bankruptcy; voluntary bankruptcy
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
review; reconsideration; revision
natural; reasonable; understandable
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
forcibly; against one's will
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
Shōchō era (1428.4.27-1429.9.5)
peasant uprising (Muromachi period)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
shady; underhanded; questionable
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble