Edo-period business taxes
monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
tomfoolery; monkey business
kind-hearted; benevolence
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
interrogation; hearing; trial
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
delusion; trick of the imagination
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
enquiry; inquiry; consultation
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
beyond imagination; unimaginable
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
convenient; expedient; makeshift
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
surmise; guess; inference
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
acquittal; pardon; papal indulgence
imperial throne; the Crown
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
crucial; key; most important; main (point)