townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to save; to leave over; to spare
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
karōshi; death from overwork
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to say; to be pleased to say
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
regional legal affairs bureau
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
in succession; one after another
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
office and rank; an official rank
taking into consideration; making allowances
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
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
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
control; management (e.g. of a business)
generation; lifetime; age
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
recompense; indemnity; atonement
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
dismissal; sacking; discharge
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award