injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to make one's rounds; to patrol
gambling den; gambling house
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
grasp; catch; understanding
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to take command; to give direction
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
town; city; municipal; urban
castle and moat; castle's moat; City God (Taoist guardian god of a city)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
flowing through; conduction
river; stream; River; the ... river
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to gather; to collect; to assemble
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet