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
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
prohibition; inhibition; ban
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
(the crime of) high treason
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
settlement; solution; resolution
trial; judgement; judgment
system; institution; organization; organisation
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(police) detective; criminal matter
civil affairs; civil case
judicial branch (of government); judicial organ
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
function; facility; faculty; feature
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
innocent; blameless; guiltless
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
enactment; establishment; creation
nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; Amitabha's Pure Land; nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
rank; ranking order; hierarchy