to punish; to penalize; to penalise
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
deceased; late; dead; departed
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
mind-set change; changing one's way of thinking; attitude reform
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
one revolution; one rotation
one more time; once more; once again
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be transparent; to show through
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
mail; postal matter; postal item
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
another time; some other time
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
unlawful trespass; occupying a property and refusing to leave
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
everyday life; daily life
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling