north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
(Edo-period) town magistrate
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
keeping house; being confined to one's house
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
the shogunate (administration)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
imprisonment; incarceration
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
oppression; suppression; pressure
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
tool; implement; means; furniture
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?