to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
guard; sentinel; garrison
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
one by one; one after another; successively
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
most difficult; next to impossible
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
to run about; to rush about
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
ruined temple; abandoned temple; temple ruins; closing a temple
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light