trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
coating of snow; blanket of snow
casting; founding; minting
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
precocity; early ripening; premature development
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
occupant of a house; family member; household member (incl. servant)
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
tragic death; violent death
false reputation; empty title; empty name
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
putting an entire family to death
working in the fields; working on a farm
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
way of solving (a problem); solution
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
river management; river improvement; flood control
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
one's own profits; one's own pockets
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
quick-witted; quick to understand
to run away; to escape safely
system indicating court ranks by headgear colors (colours)