understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
failure; mistake; blunder
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
letter; missive; note; mail
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
death by hanging; execution by hanging
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be needed; to be wanted
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
the real criminal; true culprit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
good person; virtuous person
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most