to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
look!; there!; here!; that is
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
proposal; offer; request; application
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
how; in what way; how about; questionable
personal; individual; private
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
love or affection for one's parents
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
government service; the bureaucracy
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
central government office; head office; this office
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person