reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
entreaty; appeal; petition
every single word and phrase; word by word
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
end of life; death; breathing one's last
unfortunately; regrettably
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
going through; going via; going by way of
to make an appeal; to urge
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
to be silent; to hold one's tongue; to contain oneself; to disregard; to ignore; to let pass
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
restoration; repair; mending
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others