what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
indictment; prosecution; complaint
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
(dyed-in-the-wool) party member; party man; party woman
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
arrest; apprehension; capture
powerful family; powerful clan
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(Japanese) empress; queen
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
time; season; period; phase; stage
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
hometown; rural township (of China)
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election