to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
first offence; first offense; first offender; first-time offender
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
home; household; family; hearth
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
literally; to the letter; literal
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
(political) power; authority; influence
to bring up under one's personal care
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
large number (of); many; majority
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
recompense; indemnity; atonement
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
that is to say; so that means
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
official announcement; proclamation
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
password; watchword; motto; slogan
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as