pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
main cause; primary factor
to go out and away; to leave
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
expression; look; countenance; face
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
armed forces; military; troops
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
difference; variation; difference
a little bit; a little while
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide