huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to serve; to work for; to attend
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
offering a full report to a superior
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to gather; to collect; to assemble
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
price; cost; value; worth; value
sudden price jump; steep price rise
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
Luoyang (China); Kyoto (alternative name)