direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
government service; the bureaucracy
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
besides; in addition; also; moreover
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
administration; government; administrator; governor
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
invitation; introduction; temptation
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
political measures; policy
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
rule; reign; government; governing
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
few decades; many decades; several decades
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
government; administration
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal