escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
dirty work; unpleasant task
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
arrest; apprehension; capture
change; alteration; modification
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
residence; housing; residential building
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
accomplishment; execution
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
providing information; provision of information; information provision
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
public execution; public embarrassment
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)