late at night; small hours of the morning
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to cut loose; to let loose; to cut off; to separate in thought; to consider as independent
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
third day of the month; three days
within; inside of; less than
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
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
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to take flight; to disappear
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
at that time; in those days
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar