culture;  civilization;  civilisation;  Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
 unpredictability;  element of surprise
 first;  foremost;  most important;  best;  greatest;  above all
 insensitive;  inconsiderate;  callous;  thick-skinned
 oneself;  oneself;  for oneself;  personally
 impudent;  shameless;  brazen;  forward;  audacious;  cheeky
 to be worried;  to be troubled
 complex;  inferiority complex;  complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
 to be caught;  to be captured;  to be taken prisoner;  to be seized with (fear, etc.);  to be a slave to;  to stick to
 mental condition;  state of mind;  mentality
 least;  lowest;  worst;  awful;  horrible;  at the very least
 to walk;  to go on foot;  to tread (a figurative path);  to follow;  to advance towards (e.g. a solution);  to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
 small quantity;  little;  little while;  short distance
 to bend;  to curve;  to bend (the truth);  to falsify;  to corrupt;  to sully
 contortion;  distortion;  warp;  kink (in one's character);  twist
 (abstract) symbol;  emblem;  representation
 essence;  true nature;  substance;  reality
 to see through;  to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.);  to perceive;  to find out;  to detect
 insight;  power of observation
 active duty;  active service;  student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school;  student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
 to stop (an activity);  to cease;  to discontinue;  to cancel;  to abandon;  to give up
 to polish;  to shine;  to brush (e.g. teeth);  to refine (e.g. a skill);  to improve;  to cultivate
 to speak;  to talk;  to mediate;  to act as a go-between;  to put in a good word (for someone)
 hardly any;  almost nonexistent;  very little
 to be opposite;  to face each other
 another person;  other people;  unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood);  outsider;  stranger
 to give advice;  to counsel;  to take part in a consultation
 fallen angel;  Lucifer;  demon;  Satan
 to throw away;  to cast away;  to abandon;  to desert;  to give up;  to resign
 the person in question;  the person themselves;  said person
 (doing something) for money;  being mercenary
 duty;  obligation;  responsibility
 to realize;  to realise;  to hit upon something
 to be hard pressed;  to be at a loss;  to become poor;  to be reduced to poverty
 conclusion;  decision;  judgement;  affirmative
 as ... as one can;  as ... as possible;  as much as possible
 powerful;  strong;  forceful;  reassuring;  encouraging
 to force;  to compel;  to coerce;  to press;  to impose
 (looking) blankly;  vacantly;  dazedly;  (staring) in puzzlement;  with a look of amazement