reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
accomplishment; execution
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
proper; right; reasonable
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
good God; good deities; true teachings of Buddha
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
mobilization; mobilisation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
robust health; able-bodied
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
official announcement; proclamation
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
getting or keeping acquainted with; keeping or establishing useful contacts
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to yearn for; to be in love with