(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
(social) class; rank; grade
white horse; unrefined sake
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
distrust; unjust suspicion
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
training (esp. in-service); induction course
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to cease; to stop; to be over
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
extension and structural alteration of building
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
transferable; alienable; assignable
reason; cause; circumstances
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
within the year; before the year is out
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
recovery; rescue; recapture
Brighton (Britain); Blyton
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
how long; how far; how much
to claim victims; to leave casualties
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
edict; ordinance; proclamation
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)