scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
real intention; true motive; true meaning
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
one's way (ahead); one's path
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to become vulgar; to coarsen
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
to spread; to be propagated
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to make sure of the truth
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
good humour (humor); good mood
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
distilled liquor; spirits
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake