to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
realistic; practical; feasible
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.); giving guidance
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
self-; from (a time or place)
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
lamentation; sorrow; grief
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
life and death; life or death; life and death (of a group of stones)
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
personal feelings; self-interest
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
multistoried building; castle; palace; shrine
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly