human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
every month; each month; monthly
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
national finance; central government finance
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows; traditional Japanese clay furnace for smelting iron (operated with large foot bellows); Tatara furnace
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
almost completely empty; virtually empty
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
national land development (e.g. building infrastructure, roads, etc.)
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
suddenly; all of a sudden
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
day of month; counter for days
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff
defense; defence; protection
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)