Les Miserables (novel, musical, etc.)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
stay of execution; suspended sentence
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
no matter what it is; in every case
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
parting; separation; farewell
economical; efficient; lean; compact
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be contented; to be at ease
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
that day; the very same day
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)