robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
queen (consort); empress (consort)
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
gyro; gyroscope; gyro; gyrocompass
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
wise ruler; sage king; intelligent and virtuous monarch
furnishings; implements; equipment
mistress; kept woman; concubine
mockery; derision; ridicule
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
epidemic; plague; pestilence