atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
retrogression; regression
(talking in a) half-joking manner
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
wounded person; injured person
borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
at that time; in those days
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
(political) power; authority; influence
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology