paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
in the end; on top of that
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
agricultural community; farm village; rural
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to lose money; to spend money
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
government management; state management
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
leader of a delegation (body, party)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
east, west, south and north
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
influential person; man of importance
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to live; to reside; to inhabit
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
management; administration; operation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to have one's ability acknowledged by others; to be appreciated for one's skill
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
source of worry; source of distress
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just