to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
observer; watchman; lifeguard
graduate student; postgraduate student
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
wandering; rambling; roaming
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
help; assistance; service
the present term; the present session
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
entering school; school attendance
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
government official; public official
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
Grand Council of State (1868-1885); Department of State (under the ritsuryō system)
bamboo arrow shaft; arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
system; institution; organization; organisation
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
moving out of a dormitory
government body; government agency
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends