to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
suffix for familiar person
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
just one person; only one
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
killing time; staving off boredom
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
contrived; false-sounding
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
people close to the head man
retainer; vassal; follower
attendant; valet; servant; follower
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
all over Japan; throughout Japan
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
area under direct control (of the shogun)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
in terms of; from the point of view of
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
disparate society; stratified society
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
line; queue; procession; matrix