social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
taming; gradual habituation; leading to
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
social unrest; public anxiety
expected; anticipated; hoped for; expectation
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
cultivation (of character, virtue, etc.); fostering; development (e.g. of a skill); (groundwater) recharge
national fortunes; destiny of a country
one day; (on) a certain day
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
every person; every mouth; every entrance
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to give vent to (one's feeling); to hint (at something); to intimate; to suggest
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
very much; very many; more and more
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
skilfully; skillfully; successfully; smoothly; deliciously