portrait of deceased person
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to rule; to govern; to administer
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
society; public; community; social studies
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
reorganization; reorganisation; restructuring
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
self-justification; excuse
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
severe earthquake; violent tremor
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
investigator; interrogator
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
(dead) end; end of the line
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
(divine) providence; dispensation
to chase; to run after; to pursue
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
fourth dimension; four dimensions
addition; adding; supplement
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.