administration; government; administrator; governor
function; facility; faculty; feature
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
government official; clerk
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ten; 10; ten years of age
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
if it is the case that ...
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular