to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
bureau director; office chief
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
highest grade; superlative degree
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
offering one's opinion (to someone on something)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
private person; individual
individual; private person; personal; private
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
huge rock; firmness; solidity
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever