penalty; sentence; punishment
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
guilty (e.g. of a crime); guilt-inducing (e.g. food); decadent
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
priority level; degree of relative priority
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
seeing off and meeting on return
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
all living things must die
those who meet must part (suggesting the transient nature of this life); we meet only to part
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
(daily) segment of a radio or TV program
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
person of common sense; common sense man
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
capture; looting; plundering; abduction (using violence or threats); kidnapping
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter