reigning; controlling; dictating
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to play a leading role; to play a central part
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
open; public; official; overt
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
meeting place; assembly hall
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
go that far; to that extent
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
premises search; household search
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
the place for; the time for; the level of
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender