beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
smuggling (people); stowing away
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
please (give me); please (do for me)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
white stone; white (go pieces)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
but; however; provided that
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
image; figure; figure; form; image
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give