government office building
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
declaration; statement; assertion
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
harvesting rice while it is still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
dismissal; sacking; discharge
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
arrest; apprehension; capture
death in jail; death in prison
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
scale; scope; plan; structure
village; hamlet; countryside; country
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant