illegal; illicit; unlawful
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
existing law; existing laws; laws in force
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
personality; character; individuality; personhood
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
build; physique; frame; constitution
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
abuse; misuse; perversion
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
coagulation; freezing; solidification
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham