Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
welcome!; nice to see you!
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
headquarters; head office; main office
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
while; during; while; although; all; both
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
government service; official position; civil service
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
office and rank; an official rank
report; notification; registration
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
accurate; correct; precise; exact
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
head; brains; intellect; understanding
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; swastika-shaped family crest
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with