supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
confiscation of property (Edo period)
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
much less; to say nothing of
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
imagination; supposition; guess
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
class; heading; group; category
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record