defeat; loss; reverse; setback
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
because of; owing to; due to
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
don't you think?; indicates question
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
Supreme Court (until 1947); Great Court of Cassation
court (of law); courtroom
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
penalty; sentence; punishment
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
pardon; remission; amnesty
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money