poisoning; kill by poison
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to spit out; to eject; to dump
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
genuine article; real thing; real deal
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
and yet; though; when; in spite of
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
every person; each one; everybody
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards