ten; 10; ten years of age
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
(water-filled) paddy field
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
difficult to ...; hard to ...
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
cooperation; collaboration
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be able to manage somehow or another
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
atrocious crime; heinous crime
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
security force; public safety force
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
police; police officer; police station
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation