public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to become better; to improve
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
clearing one's throat; cough
name; given name; first name
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to find fault with; to question
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
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)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to try to do; to attempt to do
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)