negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
discovery; detection; finding
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
examination; investigation; prosecution
district resident; inhabitant of a county
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
not limited to; not just ...
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to look around; to look towards (us)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
kimono and ancient head-dress
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
wickedness; evil; wicked person
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink