last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
trial by lay judges; lay judge trial
preference; priority; precedence
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
lay judge (2005 reforms); citizen judge; juror
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to discuss; to talk together
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
settlement; conclusion; summary
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
world; society; people; the public
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
judge's sentence; assessment of a case
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
diminished capacity; diminished responsibility; legally unaccountable (e.g. due to mental illness, drugs, alcohol, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
place; room; margin; scope
how long; how much; to what extent
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit