quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
but; however; provided that
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
deductive reasoning; deduction
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
majority group (party, faction)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
members; member; constituent
responsibility; duty; obligation
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having