agricultural land; farmland
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
colonization; colonisation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
place; room; margin; scope
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to find fault with; to question
relatively; comparatively
police officer; policeman; constable
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
scandal; deplorable event
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
offender; criminal; culprit
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
outside of; not covered by
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
lawless area; lawless district
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
without reservation; freely; frankly
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
terrain; geographical features; topography
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
connection; link; relationship
based on; on the basis of