death penalty; capital punishment
decision; settlement; definition
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
just because; even if; even though
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
on the occasion of; at the time of
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
within; inside of; less than
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
after a long time; for the first time in a while