other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
for example; for instance; e.g.
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
participation; joining; entry; adherence
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
sword skills; swordsmanship
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
martial arts school situated in a town
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
merchant house employee; tradesman
how many people; a number of people
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
all; entire; whole; altogether
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
among these; between these; of these
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
expenses; costly; expensive
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand