guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to set (sun); to become dark
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
to lie down; to throw oneself down
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to take command; to give direction
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
all (there is); as long as there is
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
city of temptation; wicked city; sin city
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
in this manner; in this way; like this
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
opening and shutting; opening and closing
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to find out; to discover; to locate
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to have meaning; to be meaningful
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
at the time; in those days; then
to be main; to be principal; to be important
last flight; last bus; last train
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
pure; true; genuine; unmixed