capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
during imprisonment; while in jail
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
fixed date; appointed day
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
but; however; even though; even if
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
desperately; for one's dear life
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
aging; wearing out; deterioration
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to succeed; to bear fruit
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
split; division; break up
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to find fault with; to question
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
secret; private; surreptitious
escaping from prison; jailbreak
somewhere to go; place to go
the matter you have been talking about