participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryō system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
reinstatement; reappointment
to return (to the original state); to revert (to); to restore (to); to take revenge on
rule; government; administration
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
Board of Retainers (Kamakura and Muromachi-period government office); samurai guard house (Heian and Kamakura periods)
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
provincial official (under the ritsuryō system; esp. a governor)
system; institution; organization; organisation
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to say; to tell; to state; to do
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card
the very best; excellent; superb
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
miraculous fountain; fountain in the grounds of a shrine
garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance