commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
beginning (of a century, etc.)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
temporary labor; dispatch work
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to help each other; to cooperate
close; intimate; on good terms
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to brighten; to grow light
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
fruit knife; paring knife
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
entreaty; supplication; petition
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
(the crime of) aiding and abetting a suicide
stay of execution; suspended sentence
guilty verdict; judgment of guilty (judgement)
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
resentment; indignation; anger