taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to take (be in) charge of
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
direct control; direct supervision
reshuffling; job rotation
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
mission; delegation; transmission
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
contract; compact; agreement
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
in order; sequential; seriatim