government official; public servant; civil servant
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
public official stationed outside the capital (under the ritsuryō system)
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
financial power; financial means; wealth
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
immediately; right away; on the spot