disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
isolation; being alone; being friendless
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
no matter how much time passes
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
behind with everything; too late; reactive
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
military force; military strength
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
ostensible (surface) reason
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
critical condition; being on the verge of death
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
at a young age; while still young
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority