obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
script; libretto; scenario
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
gentle; mild; meek; tender
fire; trace of fire; heat of fire; force of a fire
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
direct control; direct supervision
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
(political) power; authority; influence
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
cabinet (of a government); ministry
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to watch over; to watch attentively
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to serve; to work for; to attend
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
enactment; establishment; creation
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
existential threat; life-or-death crisis