ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
different thing; another question; different case
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be perturbed; to be agitated
eccentric; crank; oddball
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
several years; a few years
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
the ways of the world; human nature
to live; to make a living; to get on with
this and that; one thing or another
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
free time; time at leisure
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
sharing; division; draw; tie
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite