palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to be helpful; to be useful
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
duty; obligation; responsibility
proper; right; reasonable
capital; funds; seed money; asset
temporary; transitory; short-lived
cease-fire; truce; armistice
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
fire station worker; member of a fire station
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
legal structure; legal system; jurisprudence
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
human rights; civil liberties
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)