real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
underworld; underside of society
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
such; like that; that sort of
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to gather; to collect; to assemble
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival