chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
-less; lacking; non-existing
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
and yet; though; when; in spite of
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
small number; few; minority
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other