to explain adequately; to be accountable
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
note (letter) left behind; will
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
title deed; certificate of title
right (to do something); authority; power
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
but; however; even though; even if
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to pluck (esp. by twisting from a tree); to pick (e.g. apples)
(punishment by) striking with fists
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
offense; offence; crime; punishment
(present) head of a family
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
relation; connection; affinity
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
private person; individual
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely