early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
bribe; sweetener; douceur
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
penalty; sentence; punishment
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
possessed of a strong sense of duty
go-between; intermediary; mediator
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
one (thing); one piece; one item
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to be too numerous; to be too much
armed might; military power; the sword; force
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case