legal interpretation; statutory interpretation
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
middle period; medium-term
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
fields (of rice and other crops)
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
government forces; government troops
standard; set; routine; decided
neighboring village; neighbouring village
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
strong opposition; vehement opposition
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
promotion; raising of status
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
celebratory banquet; feast
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
one's way back; one's way home
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to arrive home; to return
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to take revenge; to retaliate; to do over again; to redo; to start over
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
nape (of the neck); nucha