foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
health; healthy; sound; fit
man; male; masculine gender
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to cross the line; to go too far
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
at; in; at; when; by; with
to anticipate; to foresee
the shogunate (administration)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
rule; government; administration
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
every year; yearly; annually
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to become better; to improve
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
insight; power of observation
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers