capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
slightly pink cherry blossom color (colour); cherry blossom of a faint color (colour)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to sew up; to sew together
styptic; stopping of bleeding
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
beforehand; in advance; previously