at first; in the beginning; originally
to bear fruit; to take effect
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
improvement project; construction plan; maintenance plan; maintenance schedule; maintenance program
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
public facilities; utilities
system of government; government structure
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
to manage a state; to govern a country
natural calamity; disaster
effective control (over territory); working control
unproductive; counterproductive
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
bygones; the past; past event
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
to form a group; to form a bunch
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
lily yarn; handicraft, knitting, etc. thread made of artificial silk
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
knitted or crocheted small stuffed animal or anthropomorphic creature; knitted stuffed toy
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum