bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
setting off (on a trip); departure
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
common people; ordinary people; masses
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
senior; veteran; old-timer
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
employer's house; master's house
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to approach; to draw near
at once; immediately; right now
to make an appeal; to urge
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
just one person; only one
much less; to say nothing of
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to breathe out; to exhale
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy