to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
knowing; (an) acquaintance
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
lately; recently; nowadays
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
also known as; also called
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
family; relatives; dependents; household
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
if it is the case that ...
this or that person; anybody; many people
distinction; discrimination
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
other; another; over; more than; I; me
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do