abolition of the death penalty; abolition of capital punishment
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
side door; side gate; wicket gate
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
seniority; precedence; upper seat
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
torture device; instrument of torture
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to become clear; to be made public
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
an assortment; combination
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
resentment; indignation; anger
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to say (something) over one's shoulder
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
popular name; common name; given name
tattling; telling on (someone)
recovery; undoing; recall
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
even for an instant; even as a joke
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
Buddha's heart; Buddha's mercy
innocent; not guilty; harmless