appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
of course; certainly; naturally
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
job; work; duties; trade; skill
Privy Council (abolished in 1947)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
every person; each one; everybody
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
adds force or indicates command
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
bright green; chartreuse green
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
weave; weaving; woven item
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
considerably; fairly; quite
older brother; elder brother