great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
official announcement; proclamation
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
time; season; period; phase; stage
Shōan era (1171.4.21-1175.7.28); Jōan era
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
liquor tax; tax on alcohol
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
this is why; this means; it is the case that
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
central government office; head office; this office
selection; choice; option
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
government office; public office
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)