one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
being proven guilty of a crime; having one's guilt for a crime made clear; (the) nature of offense being (becoming) clear
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
main cause; primary factor
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
overlooking; turning a blind eye
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
difficult to ...; hard to ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
penalty; sentence; punishment
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to span (e.g. a stream with a bridge)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval