people; citizens; subjects; folk
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
thereupon; shortly thereafter
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
merits; distinguished services
pride; dignity; self-respect
person concerned; interested party; related party
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
not within proper limits; excessive; unmerited; special
court council; privy council
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
decision; ruling; judgement; judgment
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
relation; connection; affinity
connections; contacts; influence
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
woman; female; feminine gender
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
resignation (from a position)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
favour; favor; act of grace; special privilege
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly