scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
meaning; called; named; that says; that
imperial court; royal court
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
at first; in the beginning; originally
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
study; pursuit of knowledge
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
growth period; growing season
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
self-discipline; self-improvement
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
distant look; faraway look
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
interruption; interference; butting in
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to care for someone; to look after someone
innocent; cherubic; childlike
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
what do you want?; can I help you?
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
appointed time; timetable; schedule
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
party; gang; company; squad
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)