petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
divining sticks; counting; calculation
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
great scholar; profound scholar
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
ultimate; final; last; eventual
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
power; authority; jurisdiction
abuse; misuse; perversion
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
pardon; remission; amnesty
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
donation; contribution; offering
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
possession; occupation; occupancy
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
sales; selling; marketing
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
menial; meanness; servility; abject
bureaucratism; bureaucratic nature
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
at your own discretion; as you see fit