name; given name; first name
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
fertile; rich; productive
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
direct descent; direct line
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
bureau director; office chief
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to make one's rounds; to patrol
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)