to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to exchange; to interchange
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
effective control (over territory); working control
to come back; to bloom a second time
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
area under direct control (of the shogun)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
standing on one's feet for a long time
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to stare back at; to look back at
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
platoon commander; section commander
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
with all one's strength; with all one's might
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent