to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
(United States of) America; USA
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
many; numerous; various; large number of
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
locational advantage; advantageous position
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
river; stream; River; the ... river
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
hastily made; improvised preparation
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time