anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
go that far; to that extent
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
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
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to kill; to choke the life out of
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
100,000,000; one hundred million
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge