expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
feeling; sense; impression
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
partly open; in half bloom
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
from now; from this moment; henceforth
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
maid; helper; help; assistance
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
grim; stern; stark; heartless
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit