family;  members of a family
 -like;  sort of;  similar to;  resembling
 thing;  object;  one's things;  possessions;  things;  something;  quality
 yes;  yeah;  hum;  hmmm;  oof
 Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
 ah!;  oh!;  yes;  indeed;  aah;  gah
 brightness;  discernment;  insight;  eyesight;  vision;  nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
 to pass through;  to pass by;  to pass (of time);  to elapse;  to have expired;  to have ended;  to exceed
 to live;  to exist;  to make a living;  to subsist;  to be in effect;  to be in use
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 exactly;  precisely;  closely;  tightly;  properly;  without fail
 to tie;  to bind;  to bear (fruit);  to close (e.g. deal);  to confirm;  to connect (two distant places);  to close tightly
 two persons;  two people;  pair;  couple
 police officer;  policeman;  constable
 to kill;  to slay;  to suppress;  to block;  to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.);  to hold back
 event;  affair;  incident;  case;  plot;  trouble
 follow-up report;  further news
 offender;  criminal;  culprit
 to be believed to;  to be expected to;  to be feared to;  to be poised to;  to be considered to;  to be likely to
 tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one);  tattooing
 body;  group;  party;  company;  troupe
 series;  chain;  two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper);  verse;  stanza
 brutal;  cruel;  merciless;  ruthless;  cold-blooded
 also;  too;  not ... either;  (it's not possible) no matter what;  although one might wish otherwise
 relation;  relationship;  participation;  involvement;  influence;  effect
 to see;  to look;  to examine;  to look over;  to look after;  to attend to;  to experience
 the present;  present time;  as of;  present tense;  this world;  this life
 too;  also;  both A and B;  A as well as B;  even;  as much as
 flight;  desertion;  escape
 indicates direct object of action;  indicates subject of causative expression;  indicates an area traversed;  indicates time (period) over which action takes place;  indicates point of departure or separation of action;  indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
 to continue;  to keep up;  to keep on
 to descend (e.g. a mountain);  to go down;  to alight (e.g. from bus);  to get off;  to step down;  to retire;  to be granted
 metre;  meter;  meter;  gauge
 men and women;  man and woman;  both sexes;  both genders
 mixing;  mixture;  meld;  miscegenation