embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to order; to command; to appoint
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
attacking party; punitive force; pursuers
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
infant; baby; little child
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
remains; corpse; (dead) body
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to sustain a serious wound
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
just past noon; afternoon
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
capture (of a suspect, criminal, etc.); arrest
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
massing (of troops); gathering
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
directions; instructions; orders; command
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion