light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
to get late; to advance; to wear on
in one's own way or style
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
Chōan; Chang'an (ancient capital of China)
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
system; institution; organization; organisation
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
penalty; sentence; punishment
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
curfew; lockdown; grounding
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road
several people; a few people
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
proposal; proposition; suggestion
righteousness; justice; right
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance