if it is the case that ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to serve; to work for; to attend
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
sin of having sexual relations with a woman (for a Buddhist priest)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
self-styled Zen philosophy; sciolism; dabbling in Zen
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
admiration and devotion; hearty submission
such; like that; in that way
sincere; earnest; serious
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be infected; to be contagious
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
in this way; thus; such; uh...
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
university graduate; having graduated from university
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
prefectural assembly member
home area; home town; local
interest; rights; concession