cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
peace talks; peace negotiations
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
negotiations; discussions; connection
skill at administration; one's administrative skills
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
postwar period; period after Second World War
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
severe punishment; rigorous measures
cutting one's hair before entering a monastery; tonsure
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to press a question; to cross-examine
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to keep (a person) waiting
presence; sitting with; being with
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to burst (open); to break; to split
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment