to leave the government service
secret; private; surreptitious
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
to take back; to recapture
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
religious abstinence; purification
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
for more details ...; for further information ...
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
present (brought by a visitor); gift
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
partly open; in half bloom
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
will; testament; last request
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to pen; to write; to draw
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
duty; obligation; responsibility
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate