下吏[kari] lower official
官吏[kanri] government official
刑吏[keiri] executioner
公吏[kouri] public official
獄吏[gokuri] jailer

市吏員[shiriin] employee
執達吏[shittatsuri] bailiff
収税吏[shuuzeiri] tax collector
俗吏[zokuri] petty official
刀筆の吏[touhitsunori] minor official

酷しい[ikameshii] severe
厳酷[genkoku] severity
酷なやり方[kokunayarikata] cruel deed
酷寒[kokkan] severe (intense) cold
酷刑[kokkei] severe punishment

酷使[kokushi] exploitation
酷似[kokuji] resemblance
酷暑[kokusho] intense heat
酷税[kokuzei] heavy taxation
酷評[kokuhyou] severe criticism