document; official papers
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
scale; scope; plan; structure
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
in the future; another day; later
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
like this; in this way; as you see
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
duty; obligation; responsibility
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
making people subjects of the emperor; imperialisation; imperialization
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise