honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
immediate follower (of the shogun)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
to remember; to keep in mind
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
that's the way it is; such is life
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
right (to do something); authority; power
generation; lifetime; age
right of succession; right to the throne
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
source of funds; resources; finances
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate