(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
(squad of) police; police force
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
order of chivalry; chivalric order
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
regret; repentance; remorse
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
self-purification; self-cleansing
deadly disease; sickness leading to death; terminal illness
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
article; news story; report; account