to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
in comparison to; rather than
excessive; too much; unreasonable
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
commander; general; leader
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
hostility; animosity; enmity
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
reading too much into things
possible; likely; probable
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
groundless rumor (rumour)
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
justice; fairness; impartiality
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
region; limits; stage; level
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to feel; to sense; to experience
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase