to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
settlement out of court; private settlement
way of solving (a problem); solution
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
territorial right; dominion
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
unmarried; not yet married
(your) daughter; young woman
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
charming; fascinating; attractive
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
way of working; discharge of duty
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!