to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
tenth day of the month; ten days
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
practice; practising; training; study
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
hostility; antagonism; opposition
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
particularly; only; in the case of
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)