to bring; to take; to bring about
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
last ray of hope; only hope
consent; recognition; approval; certification
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
public support; official support; public aid
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
chalk (mineral); white wall
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
funny story; funny anecdote
puppet government; puppet regime
truth is stranger than fiction
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
unexpectedly; surprisingly
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
being the sole winner; winner-take-all