high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
charm; incantation; spell; curse
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
penalty; sentence; punishment
one of these days; someday; one day
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
committing suicide by slitting one's throat
sense of values; values; value system
niche (in Western architecture)
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
national holiday; festival day
to give out (off) fragrance
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
alcohol and meat; food and drink
the bottom of one's heart