penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
connection; link; relationship
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to order; to command; to appoint
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
(present) head of a family
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to join forces; to cooperate
whole nation; whole land; whole country
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to say; to be called; to do
crops; agricultural produce
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)