to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
trial; judgement; judgment
stay of execution; suspended sentence
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
mechanism; organization; organisation
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
many; a lot; much; multitude
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
river; stream; River; the ... river
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
situation; state of things; current affairs
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
land of the gods; Japan; China
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to gain strength; to have energy
administration (of medicine)
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string