wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
open every day of the year
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
prevention; precaution; protection against
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
conference room; council room
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
avoiding or dodging responsibility
mobilization; mobilisation
early post war period; immediately after the war
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
wholesale price; trade price
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to try all possible means
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
personification; impersonation; embodiment
cash shortage; illiquidity
systematic; organized; organizational
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
direct unforked road; straight path
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to