heinous criminal; vicious criminal
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
human rights; civil liberties
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
in comparison to; rather than
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
goodness; excellence; virtue
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
unveiling; debut; introduction
to discuss; to talk together
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university