bento; Japanese box lunch; Oversight Department; division of the daijokan under the ritsuryo system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
bento; Japanese box lunch
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; paying on behalf (of); acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
discernment; clear analysis
Oversight Department (division of the daijokan responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices)
finishing one's business; settling an affair