polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
had better ...; had better not ...
time; season; period; phase; stage
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
nice; likeable; desirable
as a child; when one was a child
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
this world; this life; world of the living
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
sons and daughters; children; girl
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
social life; social intercourse
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
society; the world; the times
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
not caring; not giving a damn
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client