Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
true intention; underlying motive
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
pointing out; identification
just; fair; proper; reasonable
adherence (to one's beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
quarrel; dispute; argument
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
succession to headship of a family
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
that year; same year; same age
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance