fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
having said that; on the other hand
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
returning (to the authorities); restoring
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
pointing out; identification
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
double suicide; lovers' suicide
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to wash again; to reconsider
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to disperse; to take a castle
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
so; like this; in this way
police officer; policeman; constable
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members