instead of; replacing; on behalf of
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
passage; path; route; one's way
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
offender; criminal; culprit
silicic acid; silica; silicon dioxide
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to be dead; to be lifeless
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead