high and low (social standing)
personal; individual; private
taste; liking; preference
understanding person; supporter
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
is something that; is that which
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
regret; repentance; remorse
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
(having) two choices; choice between two things
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
direct unforked road; straight path
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
woman; lady; adult female
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
individual; one by one; separate; each
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
great war; great battle; world war
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing