to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
property; fortune; assets
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
consists of; comprises; is made up of
(exercising) the right to command
document; official papers
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
dozens; scores of; decades
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to well up; to burst; to arise
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
administration; government; administrator; governor
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
powerful family; powerful clan
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
dominion; territory; possession
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because