to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
since when; from when; how long
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
to shout (in anger); to yell
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
equality; impartiality; evenness
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
fall; drop; descent; coming down
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work