to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
property; fortune; assets
control; management (e.g. of a business)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
political measures; policy
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
all; entire; whole; altogether
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
accession to the throne; enthronement