jobless university graduate
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
enterprise; business; company; corporation
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
the times; the world; society
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
anxiety (about the future)
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
person of high standing, with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
young person; youth; young
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
fence; bulwark; guarding wall
one meaning; primary importance; primary significance; a reason; a truth
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)