to tower above; to stand out
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
even if; even though; however; no matter how
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
care; precaution; guarding; caution
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
principle of excluding foreigners (late Edo period)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period)
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
variation; rogue (something)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
peasant uprising (Edo period); peasants' revolt
depending on; dependent on
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
skill; dexterity; master hand
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
chief; leading; important; prominent
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court