government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
(another person's) younger sister
flaw; defect; fault; (legal) fault; flaw
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
one's house; one's home; one's family
(your) consideration; attention; trouble; high dividends; high rate of return
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
the same amount of money; the same sum; the same price
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
high and low (social standing)
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
aristocratism; patricianism; concept that only the nobility is qualified to rule
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to stare back at; to look back at
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
suggestion; hint; implication
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
being very busy; busyness
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
attendance (at school); going to school
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
passing mark (examination); passing grade
future years; in (one's) later years
current student; enrolled student
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something