sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
government service; the bureaucracy
chamberlain; castle keeper
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
northeastern part; the northeast
slough; swampy lowland; moor; marsh
small hill; low hill; hillock
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
assertion; declaration; affirmation
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
cooperation; coordination; link
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
relation; connection; relevance
family a woman has married into
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
(arch.) carpenter's square; perpendicularity; straightness; model; standard
alone; by oneself; on one's own