restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
(having) life-and-death power (over)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
being unknown; not knowing; ignorance; foolishness
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
taking into consideration; making allowances
place; room; margin; scope
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
naivete; simplicity; innocence
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up