payment to the government
to sell off; to sell completely
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
in history; ever; historical
absence; disregard; indifference
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
that is to say; so that means
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
way of eating; how to eat
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
dozens; scores of; decades
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
conquest; domination; mastery
from the viewpoint of; according to
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
rather; sooner; preferably
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
under control (e.g. of territory)
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance