preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
toughening the law; making the law stricter
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
without thinking of the consequences
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
river; stream; River; the ... river
public lodging house; simple lodging (including pensions, private lodging and capsule hotels)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates; member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
number; number plate; license plate
well then ...; in that situation; in which case