punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
consideration; taking into account
packed in; contained in; working at; assigned to; using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); doing continuously
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
weather; fair weather; fine weather
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
four (long cylindrical things)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to take command; to give direction
end; close; conclusion; termination
unidentifiable; unidentified
preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.); precautionary warning
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
showing no fear, even of God
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart