government office; government agency; authorities
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
private letter; personal letter; private message; secret correspondence; confidential report
richly colored; richly coloured
to return home loaded with honors; to return as a hero; (lit.) to put on fine clothes
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
moving; changing residence; change of address
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to smoke out; to flush out with smoke
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
destruction; collapse; crumbling
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
longing; strong desire; aspiration
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
centralization (e.g. power); centralisation
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
fortunate heredity; blessings; the rewards of virtue; something bequeathed to posterity
man; male; masculine gender
person living alone; single person; bachelor; spinster; unmarried person
population composition; population make-up
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
general term; generic name