to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
death penalty; capital punishment
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to spend time (on doing something)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
you (plural); all of you; you all
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
nausea; sickness in the stomach
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
incident; affair; happening; event
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to crumble away; to collapse
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
upper half of the body; upper body
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in