originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
rubbish heap; garbage dump
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
society; public; community; social studies
approval; acceptance; toleration
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
main cause; primary factor
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
3rd day of the month; three days
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care