contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
(execution by) decapitation
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
death penalty; capital punishment
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
beyond one's means or position
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
(Japanese) empress; queen
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
tearing someone in two by tying their legs to two carts moving in opposite directions (form of medieval punishment)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
many; a lot; much; multitude
to feel sick; to be nauseated
necrology; roster of the dead
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
place where one works; construction site; working area
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to be erected; to be built
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd