absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
showing no fear, even of God
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
loss of samurai status and confiscation of territory and property (Edo-period punishment)
to order; to command; to appoint
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
immediately; at once; instantly
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
lawless area; lawless district
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
to have a chill run down one's spine
to take away; to carry off
separate; scattered; apart
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to fulfill one's responsibilities
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
even if; even though; wow
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest