death penalty; capital punishment
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
simply; merely; only; solely
abuse; misuse; perversion
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to join together; to combine; to join up
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
good bye; I'm off; see you later
mental derangement; insanity; psychosis
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
evil spirit (that can possess people)
physical strength; muscle strength
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
side effect; adverse reaction
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession