counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryo system)
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
Japan's best; number one in Japan
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); youngest child; young; younger; young and beautiful
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
reaching; attaining; arrival
elegance; taste; refinement
-like nature; -like disposition; -ish temperament
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
almost; roughly; approximately
under control (e.g. of territory)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
rule; reign; government; governing
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
office organization; office organisation; management; managerial post
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
district court; local court
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be conspicuous; to stand out