country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
animal abuse; animal cruelty; cruelty to animals; cruelty toward animals
view without saying a word; tacit permission
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to gain fame; to make one's name
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
observation; survey; watching
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
in order; in turn; one by one
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
settlement; solution; resolution
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot