to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
retainer; vassal; follower
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
present (brought by a visitor); gift
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
daimyo's main Edo mansion
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
already; now; no longer; not any more
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome