penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
choked voice; broken voice; emotional voice
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
lender; creditor; landlord
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
in the meanwhile; during the time
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
billow; surge; large wave