confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to speak; to say; to vocalize
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
probing (into); digging (into); prying (into); excavation; digging
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
about when; about what time; how soon
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
17th day of the month; 17 days
destination (one is heading towards); goal
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
product; produce; result; fruit
village office; local administration office in a village
district headman; head county official
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
reckless; blind; without knowing; at random
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
to discuss; to talk together
rich person; wealthy person
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
distant; remote; isolated
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
governor-general; governor; viceroy
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess