noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
trend of the times; way things are going
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
how; in what way; how about
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to hate each other; to hate mutually
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
silence; stillness; quietness
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
becoming a lordless samurai
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
while; during; while; although; all; both
in succession; one by one
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all