brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
burning at the stake; burning to death
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
three; three years of age
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
once again; yet again; (there you go) again