lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
cultural assets; cultural property
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
to crouch; to squat; to cower
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to look down on; to make light of
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne