poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
officer below the rank of major; company officer
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
rewards and punishments; rewarding good conduct and punishing evildoing
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
objection; dissent; protest
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
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
martial law; articles of war; military disciple; military law
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
lieutenant general (army)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
demotion; relegation; downgrading
salary (paid in rice to a samurai); stipend; making (someone) a retainer and granting a stipend
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
penalty; sentence; punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement