criminal's head on public display (Edo period); displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to be smeared; to be covered
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
pride; dignity; self-respect
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to serve; to work for; to attend
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
interference; intervention; meddling
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
finger flick to the forehead
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
event; phenomenon; matter
metallic quality; metallicity
material; substance; matter
phantom; vision; illusion
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
feeling keenly; fully realizing
choices; alternatives; options
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
consideration; taking into account
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people