serious wound; serious injury
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to detain; to take into custody
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
walking briskly; determinedly
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
posture; position; stance
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
half-sibling (with a different mother)
younger half-brother (by a different mother)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)