cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
power; authority; influence
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to stop walking; to pause
different opinion; objection
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
tonfa (traditional Okinawan weapon similar to a nightstick)
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
composition; setting (of music)
(instrumental) solo; recital
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
very loud volume; megavolume
regular customer; general audience; general public
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out