undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
quite; utterly; really; completely
introspection; reflection on one's self
direct control; direct supervision
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
constitutional functions (of the emperor)
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to rule; to govern; to administer
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
recovery; undoing; recall