having gone too far to turn back
decision; judgment; resolution
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.)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
indictment; prosecution; complaint
offender; criminal; culprit
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
with a bang (clash, bump)
(only) one option; one possible choice
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
strongest ever; most powerful in history
complementation; supplementation; completion
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
attack; drive; advance; invasion
a little bit; a little while
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
warm and snug; soft and comfortable