harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
penalty; sentence; punishment
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
waiting (for); expecting; standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
disclosure; exposure; revelation
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
lowercase letter; small letter
spelling; orthography; file; pad; bundle
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
flies swarming at the beginning of summer
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
one's person; around one's person
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
both sides; two sides; double-sided
region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center
to become fraught with emotion
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
place surrounded by walls; (within) prison
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
strengthening of a partnership (esp. between nations); reinforcing a collaborative relationship