to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
high class; esteemed; cherished
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
administrative agency; government authorities
performance of one's official duties
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
straight-laced person; stubborn person
mysterious power of words to alter reality
to think of; to give one's thought to
superior; superiors; senior
chiefly on the basis of someone's personal character
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
friction; discord; strife
nonchalant air; unruffled air
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
another's parent; another's parents
willy-nilly; whether willing or not
search for a husband for one's daughter
rumour of a love affair; talk of a romance
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to leave the government service
celebration; auspicious occasion
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
heroine; female protagonist
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
rich (design); beautiful; splendid
rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; (arch.) bad reputation