to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
line; queue; procession; matrix
pending question; unresolved problem
difficult problem or question
settlement; solution; resolution
dozens; scores of; decades
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
within the year; before the year is out
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
falling dead; perishing; dying
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
virtue and influence; virtue and authority
rule; reign; peaceful times
insubordination; outlawry
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
the people; the public; the world
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
in succession; one by one
imprudent (misguided) fellow
offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice
offender; criminal; culprit