one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
hardship; suffering; privation; adversity
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
farmland; rice field or paddy
to have a long life; to live a long time
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
quibbling; temporizing; temporising
vicious circle; vicious cycle
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
foreign matter; impurities
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
non-fruit-bearing flower; sterile flower; something that is flashy with no content
for this very reason; that is exactly why
partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
true character; real nature
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
softly; mildly; gently; politely
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
north of the capital; northern part of Kyoto
local Shinto deity; tutelary god