to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
trial; judgement; judgment
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
work; labor; labour; toil
(penalty of) imprisonment
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
report of (one's) research; research paper
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
duty; obligation; responsibility
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
dawning (of a new era); dawn
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
victim; injured party; sufferer
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
that is to say; so that means