to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
already finished (action); already accomplished; committed (crime; as opposed to attempted); perpetrated; consummated
self-determination; suicide
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
hoarse voice; husky voice
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
captive; prisoner (of war)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
soon; shortly; before long
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
choice; selection; option
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another