by all means; at all costs; absolutely
important post; important office; key position
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to leave this world; to die
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
all people; the whole nation
government service; official position; civil service
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
high steward; grand master
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
going to and fro; back and forth
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
tedious; boring; being fed up with
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
presumption; assumption; estimation