retainer; vassal; servant
magistrate; shogunate administrator
Board of Retainers (Kamakura and Muromachi-period government office); samurai guard house (Heian and Kamakura periods)
annotation; explanatory note; comment
private secretary; amanuensis
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
secret report to the emperor
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
sole prerogative; exclusive prerogative
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
participation; joining; entry; adherence
studies in usages and practices of the ancient court and military households
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
(social) position; status
possession; occupation; occupancy
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
catching a cold; person with a cold
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
support; backing; patronage
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful