doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
people; citizens; subjects; folk
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
hostility; antagonism; opposition
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
besides; moreover; in addition
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
preface; introduction; preamble
main question; real issue at hand
easternmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
consideration; taking into account
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
sympathy; empathy; response