death penalty; capital punishment
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
ambidexter; ambidexterity
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
prickling; stinging; tingling
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
document; official papers
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation; primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)
major earthquake; large earthquake
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
internal use; private business
several years; a few years
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)