I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
brave warrior; hero; brave man
cold reception; inhospitality
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
rewards and punishments; rewarding good conduct and punishing evildoing
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
memory; sense; experience
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha