intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
the deceased; the departed
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
transfer; transport; removal
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
to ask; to enquire; to query
influential person; man of importance
being very popular; being in great demand; octopus dried on skewers
resolutely; determinedly; strictly; authoritatively; solemnly; gravely
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
recreation; diversion; relaxation
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
intropunitive; self-punishing
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
offender; criminal; culprit
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to form a group; to form a bunch
hard or crushing blow; severe attack
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret