Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
military of the Empire of Japan
revival; restoration; resuscitation
civilian in military employ
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
ministries and government offices; the authorities
mass communication; mass media
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions; relaxation of regulations
just because; even if; even though
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
office job; clerical work
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
human resources; man-power resources
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
complementation; supplementation; completion
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle