Ministry of Justice (1871-1948)
abolition of the death penalty; abolition of capital punishment
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
technique; art; skill; move
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
to take away; to carry off
springboard; diving board
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
two times; twice; two degrees
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
section; cross section; profile
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart