the lower classes; the common people
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
superior; superiors; senior
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
nervousness; oversensitivity
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
(turned out) all right in the end
beginning; clue; starting point
successive generations; successive emperors
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
origin; beginning; source; rise
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to cover fully; to wrap around
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
every place; various places
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
southern part; the south (of a region)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
index; indices; indicator
popular name; common name; given name
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
being dotted with; being scattered