to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
landowner; landlord; landlady
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
eyes of a predator; sharp eyes; keen eyes; vigilant attention; (lit.) eyes of a cormorant, eyes of a hawk
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to begin purchasing; to purchase
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
offender; criminal; culprit
home area; home town; local
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
government forces; government troops
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
regret; repentance; remorse
a long time ago; in those days
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose