theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
to feel; to sense; to experience
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
during imprisonment; while in jail
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
aforementioned; above-mentioned
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
Chinese "Chariot" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
military officer; naval officer
to look down on; to condescend
tendency; trend; inclination
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
direct descent; direct line
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
close; intimate; on good terms
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...