branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
self-styled Zen philosophy; sciolism; dabbling in Zen
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
admiration and devotion; hearty submission
such; like that; in that way
sincere; earnest; serious
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to be infected; to be contagious
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
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.)
prefectural assembly member
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant
interior; inside; internal
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
the present time; new; recent
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
Sanjusangen-do (hall in Kyoto)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
this institution; the main institution
first generation; founder
Saichou; Saichou (founder of the Tendai sect) (767-822)