last night; yesterday evening
man; male; masculine gender
police; police officer; police station
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to become clear; to be made public
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
stay of execution; suspended sentence
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
unfairness; injustice; partiality
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
so; like this; in this way
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point