bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to increase; to add to; to augment
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
reform; reformation; reorganization
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one end; an end; part; fragment
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
sunlight; rays of the Sun
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
third day of the month; three days
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with