overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
depravity; corruption; degradation
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to some extent; to a certain extent
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
management; administration; operation
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
great admiration; deep respect
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
preface; introduction; preamble
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
particularly; only; in the case of
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
trifling; little; few; slight
to sink (into); to get depressed
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to understand; to make out
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to make sure of the truth
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)