judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
discriminatory; discriminative
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
corporal punishment; punishment by mutilation
practical; realistic; pragmatic
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
to behave oneself; to be prudent; to exercise self-restraint; to abstain (from frivolity, drinking, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
retainer; vassal; servant
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
in the future; another day; later
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
person concerned; interested party; related party
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
prohibition; inhibition; ban
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
calamity; disaster; accident
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
guardian; protector; patron; parent
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty