various fiefdoms; various domains
large number (of); many; majority
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
starvation; famine; hunger
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
neighboring districts; neighbouring districts; countryside
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
house in an alley; rear tenement
proletariat; lower classes
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
Ooshio Heihachirou (1793-1837)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
revision; amendment; alteration
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
modern state; modern nation
a few years ago; some years back
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)