one by one; each; every; at intervals of
insubordination; outlawry
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
technique; art; skill; move
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
(another person's) younger sister
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
empress's residence; empress
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
overlapping; piling; stacking
together; mutually; fellow
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
European magpie (Pica pica)
fate; chance; relationship; tie