pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
enemy territory; hostile place
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to leave something as it is
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
back off!; leave me alone!
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
originally; by nature; from the start
recovery; rescue; recapture
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
older brother; elder brother
parting; separation; farewell
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
while; during (the time when)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone