to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
finding employment; getting a job
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
reaching; attaining; arrival
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
chamberlain; castle keeper
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
notebook; account book; register
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
how; in what way; by what means
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
in proportion to; just as much as
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I see; that's right; indeed
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery