paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
unsigned; without a signature
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
immediate follower (of the shogun)
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
price; cost; value; worth; value
party; set; gang; company; person
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
reason; cause; history; origin
to repent; to be penitent
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to stop talking; to be silent
to manage a state; to govern a country
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
celebration; congratulations
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam