judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
half-sibling (by a different father); uterine sibling; maternal half-sibling; half-brother; half-sister
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
together with; same; both; all; including ...
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
in the same way as; just like
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
trusting too much; overestimating ability
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on