religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
vice; immorality; corruption
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
tension; mental strain; nervousness
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
desperately; for one's dear life