story; tale; talk; discussion
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
newspaper reporter; print journalist
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
municipal office; council; city hall
official document; archives
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
official copy of the family register
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
peerage and order of merit
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
(social) class; rank; grade
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
that's the way it is; such is life
how; in what way; by what means
in one's hands; in one's control
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person