malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
anxiety (about the future)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
change in the law; legal reform
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
death penalty; capital punishment
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
attaching paramount weight (to); placing utmost priority (on); regarding as the most important
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
custom; practice; convention; precedent
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
physical strength; muscle strength
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
8th note; eighth note; quaver
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
one or two; a few; small number
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; collection (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu