in good health; alive and well; going strong
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
important point; strategic position; key point
imperial lands; shogun's demesne
area under direct control (of the shogun)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
while; during; while; although; all; both
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
rebel; traitor; insurgent
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
commander; general; leader