how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
family registry (of the district); original of one's family register; archive of family registers
to repeat; to do something over again
account book; register; ledger
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
otherwise; or else; if not
posterity; future life; life to come
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
fifth day of the month; five days
accounts section; accounting section
business trip; official trip
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
if so; in that case; in that situation
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
government office; public office
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
dismissal; discharge; beheading; decapitation
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that