severe punishment; rigorous measures
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
genuine article; real thing; real deal
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
without cause; without reason
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
thousands; several thousand
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
discipline; punishment; reprimand
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to have a chill run down one's spine