good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
(period of) a year; during an era
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(written) contract; agreement
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
murder; homicide; manslaughter
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)