divining sticks; counting; calculation
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
great scholar; profound scholar
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
ultimate; final; last; eventual
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
power; authority; jurisdiction
abuse; misuse; perversion
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
pardon; remission; amnesty
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
donation; contribution; offering
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
possession; occupation; occupancy
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
state law (e.g. in the US); state statute
sale; sales; selling; marketing
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
bureaucratism; bureaucratic nature
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best