strict; close; precise; scrupulous
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
dealing with; coping with
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
both hands; both arms; ten
to squeeze out; to wring out
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
offender; criminal; culprit
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
mountain range; mountain belt
Regulus (star in the constellation Leo); Alpha Leonis
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
war; fighting; fierce competition
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate