to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to say; to be called; to do
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
armed might; military power; the sword; force
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
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
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
too much; excessively; too
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
such; like that; in that way
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
blunder; slip; error; error
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to