to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
offender; criminal; culprit
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
matter of time; question of time
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
news of someone's death; obituary
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
proper; right; reasonable
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to gather strength; to take heart
main cause; primary factor
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
pitch dark; total darkness
failure; mistake; blunder
now that; since; so long as; because
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...