that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
technical skill; ability; capacity
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
principle of virtuous government; virtue as the principle of good government
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
commerce; trade; business
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
(political) administration; political power
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
sticks used for calculations; divining rods
to get accustomed to using
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
tool; implement; means; furniture
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
fortune-telling; divination