fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
reform; reformation; reorganization
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
section manager; section chief
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
report of an absence (at work)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
joint; seam; joining point
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to gain strength; to have energy
fast typing; fast beating; fast drumming
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
knife attached to the sheath of a sword
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to escape death; to be saved from death
shop; small store; business; firm
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
minuteness; one millionth
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
a step; short distance; short time
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)