abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
remote mountain; mountain recesses
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
leading person; foremost figure
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
magistrate; shogunate administrator
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
self-righteousness; self-justified
trust; confidence; credence
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
(political) power; authority; influence
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to neglect; to ignore; to slight; to be indifferent to
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
use; utilization; utilisation; application
misconduct; misbehaviour; impropriety; profligacy
looking on; remaining a spectator
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application