to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
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 pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
even though; despite; when
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)