crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
on the way back; returning
older sister; elder sister
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
in search of; in order to look for
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
solution; solution strategy
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
about when; about what time; how soon
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
young person; youth; young
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
death (of an emperor); demise