soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
discipline; punishment; reprimand
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to dash off; to write freely
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
scouring; degumming; training; refining; refinement
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
offering; presentation; donation
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
urgent; requiring quick (response)
to have dealings with; to be involved in
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
pus; corruption; rot; evils
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
in case of; at that time; at this time
cooking; food preparation
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency