materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
chain; series; connection; linkage
in accordance with; according to
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
entreaty; appeal; petition
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
taking into consideration; making allowances
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to go to; to visit; to call on
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining