release; liberation; acquittal
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
hot topic; talk of the town
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
isolation; being alone; being friendless
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
silent phone call (form of harassment)
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
late-night show; midnight broadcast
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to check; to stop; to keep back
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate