deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
nothing but; none other than
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
(social) class; rank; grade
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
common people; ordinary people; masses
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
race (of people); type of person
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
next; secondly; subsequently
ritual; religious service; festival
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
transcendentalism (literary style); Parnassianism
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
carving; engraving; sculpture
drama; theatre; theater; play
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
gem; jewel; precious stone
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections