elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to give rise to; to cause
same trade; same business; same profession
rather; sooner; preferably
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
payment; defrayal; disbursement
self-supporting student; working student
strangulation (with the hands or arms)
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
Gifu Prefecture (Chūbu area)
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
near oneself; close to one; familiar
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
engineering; engineering works
bureau director; office chief
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
going to the United States