Lexical semantics deals with the determination and description of the semantic knowledge or structure embodied in the lexicon. A description of lexical structure focuses on the meaning of a single lexical item in terms of its place in a structure consisting of related lexical items. This study concerns Japanese and English verbs of judging with regard to the formulation of a methodology for the process of making determinations. These verbs are interpersonal relationship verbs in that they reflect a judge's feelings in regard to a defendant's acts. The statistical analysis technique was employed to capture clues to the semantic dimensions of four groups of Japanese and English verbs: one group per language of negative verbs of judging and one group per language of positive verbs of judging. The results are presented in charts depicting the hierarchical cluster structure of the verbs in each set. The meaning similarities between the members of each set are reflected in cohesion scores that define the intensity of the bonding of a term into the hierarchical structure. (JK)