substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
important post; important office; key position
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government); nobility
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
on the occasion of; at the time of
office and rank; an official rank
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
judicial power; jurisdiction
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
separate; special; another; separately
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
one's own profits; one's own pockets
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
difference; variation; difference
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
(dyed-in-the-wool) party member; party man; party woman
to pick a fight; to find fault
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
acupuncture and moxibustion
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
such; like that; that sort of; very
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to face; to go towards; to head towards