far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
under the ... administration; within the ... government
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
to be exhausted; to be tired out
curious; strange; unusual
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
license; permit; licence; certificate
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
system; organization; organisation; architecture
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
administration of justice
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to put one's life on the line
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
to not believe one's ears
to say; to tell; to state; to do
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
latter half of one's life
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy