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performance of one's official duties

7

interval; break; pause; spare moment

3

counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)

2

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

2

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

4

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

1

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

1

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

1

punishment by formal warning; punishing someone by a reprimand

1

pay cut; salary cut

1

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

2

demotion; relegation; downgrading

2

past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

finish; end; completion; result

1

cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless

1

taste; flavor; flavour

1

official business; public business

12

rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed

1

cabinet minister

6

giving a lecture in the Emperor's presence; lecturing to the Emperor

1

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

2

every kind; all sorts

2

inspection; observation

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

2

exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

1

art; fine arts

1

system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

1

accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice

2

bedtime

1

amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

1

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

1

to relax; to feel at home

2

taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)

1

being very busy; busyness

1

art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

1

being extremely busy; being swamped with work

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

alternately; by turns

1

duty; function; office; mission; task

2

service; duty; work

6

payday

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

4

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

4

lecture

2

Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard

2

suspicious person

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

4

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1