front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
murder; killing; murderer
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); New Taiwan dollar; Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
armed might; military power; the sword; force
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
literally; to the letter; literal
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
arrest; apprehension; capture
penalty; sentence; punishment
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
to be perturbed; to be agitated
unique; individual; original; unusual
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for