declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
at first; in the beginning; originally
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
everywhere; all over; throughout
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
presence; sitting with; being with
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
reinforcement; strengthening
to be free; to be available
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out