quite; utterly; really; completely
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
commander; general; leader
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
reform and (or) abolition; alteration or repeal; revision; reorganization; reorganisation
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
powerful official; powerful office; influential position; holding of concurrent (official) posts; concurrent post; one's second post
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
austerity; voluntary privation
emergency; urgency; imminence
meaning; connotation; denotation
pride; boast; credit (to)
to be contented; to be at ease
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
true state; actual condition; reality
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
to increase; to add to; to augment
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
account book; register; ledger
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)