to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
sympathy; compassion; pity
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
licensed or qualified or eligible person
absence; disregard; indifference
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
settlement; solution; resolution
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
minimum; at the very least
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
nothing but; none other than
topic of discussion; agenda
an honest man; a good citizen
person who is ...; thing that is ...
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
annual (plant); first-year student
act of mercy; helping another person
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently