to impose a punishment (on); to punish
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to live; to reside; to inhabit
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
rather than; more ... than ...
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
while alive; during one's lifetime
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))