famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to hide; to keep to oneself
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
governor-general; governor; viceroy
rule; reign; government; governing
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
this (very thing); this precisely
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
nature; property; disposition
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
on the occasion of; at the time of
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
dull sound; muffled sound