ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
it hasn't been long since
royal castle; imperial castle
control; management (e.g. of a business)
duty; function; office; mission; task
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
government service; official position; civil service
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to order; to command; to appoint
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
review; reconsideration; revision
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
the Emperor's person or presence
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
that kind; competition; match
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to