self-defense; self-defence
(clenched) fist; knuckles
discipline; training; teaching manners
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
since when; from when; how long
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
story; tale; talk; discussion
to shout (in anger); to yell
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
equality; impartiality; evenness
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
a real man would (shut up and) ...
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour