plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
financial world; business circles
punishment (of an enemy); chastisement
winding; zigzag; meandering; sheep intestines
money politics; plutocracy
source of revenue; financial supporter
cannot be helped; unavoidable
many sins; long-standing evils
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
well-fed and well-dressed
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
(hard-earned rewards of) sweat and blood
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch