inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
good humour (humor); good mood
leader; authority; mainstay
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
everything; anything; nothing
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)