to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
going all out without regarding an opponent's hand
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
amount of money; sum of money
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
balcony; Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
by both oneself and others
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
lower government office (ritsuryo system); servant of a higher ranking person (during the middle ages); retainer; servant of an urban family; serf
strength; power; proficiency; ability
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
100,000; hundred thousand
imperial lands; shogun's demesne
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
important point; strategic position; key point
decentralization of authority; decentralisation of authority
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
travelling inspector of the provincial governments (Nara and Heian-period position)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.; downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
cold reception; inhospitality
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation