notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
messenger; envoy; emissary
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
team of lawyers; defense team; defence team
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
death penalty; capital punishment
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to grow up; to become an adult
penalty; sentence; punishment
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
avoiding or dodging responsibility
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
practical problem; practical matter
heir; inheritor; successor
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
genuine article; real thing; real deal
town; city; municipal; urban
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow