public order; public peace; public security; law and order
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
military officer; naval officer
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
strictly; severely; rigidly
to keep secret; to conceal
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
trading company (esp. a Japanese outpost of a foreign firm); trading house; firm; factory
visitor (esp. at a hospital)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago