person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to serve; to work for; to attend
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
branch office; agency; sub-branch
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
appointments and dismissal
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
intelligence; intellect; brains
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
originally; by nature; from the start
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of