agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
imprisonment; incarceration
hot topic; talk of the town
to brave a danger; to take a risk
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to not take seriously; to take lightly
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
depravity; corruption; degradation
research material; experimental material
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to look away; to avert one's eyes
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
pleasant feeling; good feeling
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
instead; but (on the other hand)