(squad of) police; police force
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
self-purification; self-cleansing
deadly disease; sickness unto death
article; news story; report; account
talk; conversation; dialogue
to torment; to torture; to harass
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
result; fruit (of); product (of)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
internal (to a country); interior; home; national; domestic
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
blood relationship; blood relative
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
person of culture; cultured person
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
reason; cause; history; origin
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
court of inquiry; court of enquiry