role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
profitable plan; good plan
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
incompetent; have no merit
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
future (usually near); prospects
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
on the occasion of; at the time of
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in