to play a leading role; to play a central part
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
start; beginning; first step; clue
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
softness; gentleness; weakness
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
head; brains; intellect; understanding
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
pilgrimage; travelling around (by a monk)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
disclosure; exposure; revelation
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
anyone; any person; whoever
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
administration of justice
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
particularly; only; in the case of
thoroughly; through and through
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
form; shape; figure; visage