criticism; commentary; review
wages; pay; rental payment
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
snugly; cosily; compactly
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
good humour (humor); good mood
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
to boost; to force up; to push up
attendant's booth (in a bathhouse changing room); door-keeper's stand; watcher's seat
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
general term; generic name
detention; confinement; arrest
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
relativity; interconnectedness; correlation
initial value; initial condition; IV; initializing value; default value
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to take the law into one's own hands
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
domestic affairs; internal administration