seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
beef boiled with soy sauce, ginger and sugar
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to incur someone's enmity
shady; underhanded; questionable
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
proper; right; reasonable
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
taking into consideration; making allowances
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
(political) power; authority; influence
centre of (political) power
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to