discipline; punishment; reprimand
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
a little bit; a little while
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
group; bunch; crowd; group
climax; peak; zenith; apex
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
big match; big game; important match; important game
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
indescribable; having no way to express