assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
(present) head of a family
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
an issue being settled; a case being closed
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to blame; to find fault with
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
hot topic; talk of the town
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy