meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
nod; inclination of the head
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
interrogation; hearing; trial
exemption; exoneration; discharge
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
escaping from prison; jailbreak
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
messenger; envoy; emissary
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to spread; to be propagated
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to raise one's voice; to shout
another kind; distinct species; variety
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
cruelty; hard-heartedness
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke