arraignment; plea (of guilty or not guilty)
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
friendly relations; social relations; social life
to make merry; to be festive
witness stand; witness box
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
musical composition title; song title
autumn moon; harvest moon
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
pus; corruption; rot; evils
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
arrogant; haughty; insolent
end; close; conclusion; termination
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
justice; fairness; impartiality
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
cosmetics; toilet articles
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean