to order; to command; to appoint
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
having slow reflexes; bad at sports; unathletic person
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
accurate; correct; precise; exact
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
plateau; tableland; eminence