performance of one's official duties
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
useless; vain; aimless; idle
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to look upwards; to look up
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
all over; all over the place; everywhere
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to face on; to look out on to
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
moderately; in moderation
strategy meeting; council of war
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
at the meeting; on the occasion
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
manly; masculine; like a man
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)