to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
clothes; clothing; garments
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
society; public; community; social studies
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
dual structure; double structure
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
not worth considering; out of the question
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
not necessarily so; is not always true
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
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
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal